There's a belt on the line, a challenger ready to fight, and one big name who hasn't shown up in nearly a year. According to Ellie Dempster, that's exactly the problem.
The Power Slap Rookie of the Year didn't hold back during the Thursday, March 19 episode of Creators Think, hosted by Creators Inc. founder Andy Bachman. When asked about a potential matchup with former UFC fighter Paige VanZant, Dempster went straight for the jugular.
"I think she doesn't want to get on that stage," Dempster said.
"She's had seven months. She knew she was supposed to go against me. We knew this since October." The 2-0 slapper, who made headlines after her viral KO at Power Slap 15, made it clear the wait is getting old. "You can see when she's in shape, and she is not in shape to be 125 pounds. She looks like she has no intentions to be."
VanZant, who is currently undefeated in Power Slap at 2-0-1, hasn't competed since March 2025. After her last win, she publicly asked Dana White for a 125-pound women's championship belt. But when the time came to fight for it at Power Slap 13, VanZant pulled out with a neck injury. Dempster stepped in on short notice, won, and has been calling her out ever since.
"She's got on that stage five times and yet to see a knockout," Dempster continued. "I've been up there twice."
Dempster didn't shy away from calling out VanZant either.
"You can do your OF. That's fine, and if you quit, no one's going to judge you," she said. "But don't hold everything up."
Bachman dropped the clip to Instagram and the reactions came pouring in.
"Say it louder! Like fr — stop holding up the line," one person wrote. "WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR," another asked. "@paigevanzant vs @elliedempst would light the female division on fire. We want to see this one happen!" chimed in a third, while someone else added, "this match HAS to happen. Especially for the title."
The segment is the latest in a growing lineup of combat sports and creator-world crossovers on Bachman's interview series, where the White House Empact100 honoree has recently sat down with CripMac, Blueface, Coco Bliss, Georgio Poullas, DeenTheGreat, Austin McBroom, and Jack Doherty.
As for Dempster's final message to VanZant? She kept it simple. "If you want that belt, you have to go through me," she said. "Line it up or get off."
