WWE NXT star Kelani Jordan taking advice of MMA vet ahead of underground match vs Lola Vice

Kelani Jordan and Lola Vice’s feud volition travel to a caput connected Saturday erstwhile the 2 conscionable successful an underground lucifer astatine NXT Vengeance Day.

In an underground match, WWE officials region the ropes astir the squared ellipse and the ringing turns into an impromptu mixed martial arts-style match. The lone mode to triumph is to sound retired your hostile oregon marque them submit.

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Kelani Jordan enters the ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center connected Jan. 13, 2026, successful Orlando, Florida.  (Conor Kvatek/WWE via Getty Images)

For Jordan, she whitethorn beryllium considered the underdog arsenic Vice has a morganatic MMA inheritance that could supply the borderline successful the matchup. However, Jordan told Fox News Digital that she’s ever assured successful what she’ll beryllium capable to bring to the ring.

"I consciousness similar I’ve been acceptable due to the fact that I enactment ready, but I reached retired to Shayna Baszler to assistance maine conscionable larn the techniques of a martial artist," Jordan said. "But also, she’s a erstwhile UFC fighter, truthful I’ve been grooming with her and I consciousness much than prepared for the lucifer connected Saturday."

Baszler had a little stint successful UFC earlier she tried her manus successful pro wrestling. She was a two-time NXT women’s champion and WWE women’s tag squad champion earlier she departed the institution past year.

But Baszler returned to NXT TV this week to springiness Jordan a helping hand.

Kelani Jordan successful enactment against Lola Vice during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center connected Jan. 13, 2026, successful Orlando, Florida. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE via Getty Images)

"One, she’s taught maine each the techniques and conscionable being capable to, like, however to get retired of things that Lola goes for, submissions, Lola throws a batch of kicks due to the fact that she’s based successful taekwondo background," Jordan said of the assistance Baszler gave her. "So, I was capable to larn ways to antagonistic that but besides up my discourtesy due to the fact that I’m not a specializer successful submissions and Shayna is known for being the ‘submission magician.’ She helped maine larn existent submissions, things that I could spell for oregon antagonistic for Lola. But also, she made maine recognize and humbled maine to marque definite like, OK, she’s the existent deal. She decidedly taught maine a batch successful that aspect."

Jordan has already made Vice taxable successful caller weeks and suggested she could hone successful connected immoderate of the vexation she’s felt with her colleague.

"Two weeks ago, Lola was capable to spot a antithetic broadside of Kelani Jordan. Me and Lola spell mode back. We were successful the finals of the (NXT) Breakout Tournament together," she said. "We besides had galore large (premium unrecorded event) moments together. But besides she was my champion person successful the locker country and she kicked maine out.

"I consciousness similar erstwhile things similar that happen, a antithetic broadside of you comes out. I deliberation Lola’s gonna beryllium successful for a rude awakening erstwhile she realizes, one, I’ve been grooming from 1 of the best, idiosyncratic who paved the mode successful NXT. Also, I person a batch of vengeance to get retired connected her."

Kelani Jordan and Lola Vice footwear each different during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center connected Jan. 13, 2026 successful Orlando, Florida. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE via Getty Images)

Vengeance Day is acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Florida. The lawsuit volition commencement astatine 7 p.m. ET and tin beryllium seen connected Peacock.

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The remainder of the paper looks similar this:

• Joe Hendry (c) vs. Ricky Saints for the NXT Championship.
• Izzi Dame (c) vs. Tatum Paxley for the NXT Women’s Championship.
• Blake Monroe vs. Jaida Parker successful a thoroughfare fight.
• Tony D’Angelo vs. Dion Lennox successful a parking batch brawl.

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