4 Quotes & Sayings By Paige Vanzant

Paige VanZant is a Canadian model and UFC fighter. VanZant was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She won the Miss Teen Globe pageant in 2008 and went on to compete in the Miss World competition. After being signed to Elite Model Management, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in modeling Read more

While modeling, she appeared in print campaigns for Revlon, Abercrombie & Fitch, and H&M along with over 50 covers of magazines such as Rolling Stone and Maxim. She finished third place at the 2011 season of "The Ultimate Fighter," a reality television show aired by Spike TV that pits a number of female fighters against each other. At age 22, VanZant retired from modeling and moved to Las Vegas where she began training for a career in mixed martial arts (MMA).

In her fourth fight, she beat fellow UFC fighter Jessica Andrade via unanimous decision at UFC on FOX 13, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a fight in the organization's history. In June 2015, VanZant announced that she had been diagnosed with Lyme disease and was "negotiating treatment options" for the illness. As of May 2016, she is still taking medication for the disease.

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I've been blessed; I've been getting so many amazing opportunities because of the UFC. I know there are going to be haters no matter how successful I am, and I just have to be thankful for all the blessings that I have because all of it can be over before you know it. Paige VanZant
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I try to eat healthy for the most part. When I cut weight, I cut pretty much everything out. I don't have protein when I cut weight other than what I might get from something like chicken breast. So I don't eat any extra protein, just because I'm trying to get the weight off. That's the only real diet I have. Paige VanZant
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I don't go into a fight mad. I go into a fight like it's my birthday. I love what I'm doing. Paige VanZant