According to reports, WWE is seeking several UFC fighters to appear at the SummerSlam pay-per-view in August. This comes after Brock Lesnar was approved to return to the UFC to face Mark Hunt in a “one-off” fight at UFC 200 in July. There have been discussions within WWE about having some female fighters appear in a segment with some of WWE’s women competitors at the August pay-per-view, with Paige VanZant having specifically been discussed.
According to the site, WWE reached out to VanZant’s manager and while it is unclear how far things got, there was at least discussion between the two sides. VanZant’s profile got a boost after she appeared on the most recent season of Dancing With the Stars
and placed second in the competition.