This is why it was a shock that they signed ex-UFC free agent Paige VanZant. At only 26 and with 13 professional MMA bouts under her belt, she stands out among the rest of the BKFC roster. Going into BKFC: Knucklemania – the event where VanZant was making her debut – the men's champion was 38-year-old Johnny Bedford, who was released from.