Top 25 Paige VanZant Quotes

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.

I am very much a girly girl as well as being this tough, athletic fighter. I grew up a tomboy. I got my first four wheeler when I was eight. I got my first dirt bike shortly after. So, I have a lot of these manly qualities, I guess you would say. But, I also like to go get dressed up every weekend.

Honestly, at times, I still get bored. ‘Dancing with the Stars’ kept me busy, and that’s what I like. When I first started fighting, I was working two jobs, and I was still going to school at the same time while training. I’m meant to be a busy person.

CrossFit is just another thing I’ve become passionate about. I like to continue to make gains and compete with myself. There’s many ways to do that either with adding weight or competing with my own times or my previous records. It’s been nothing but a benefit to me, and I love lifting weights.

Sunday, I go to church; I take the day off. I rest.

I’m just going to be myself; there’s no reason for me to try and go out there and put a certain facade on or emphasize, ‘Hey, I’m this. You need to believe it.’ I just want to be the best that I can be, and if people like me, that’s great, and if they don’t, they don’t.

I have so many other talents other than fighting, and I would love to be able to show those off. I would like to say, ‘Yes, I’m a fighter, and I’m this,’ or, ‘Yes I’m a fighter, but I’m also this.’

I strictly want to beat every opponent I face, whether it’s for a title or for a small show. The only thing for me is winning my fights and being the best athlete I can be.

Winning my first UFC fight by a finish, I’ve never felt so accomplished in my life.

I would love to go do movies; I would love to kind of delve into other things. I did do acting and modeling before, when I was a kid, so it would be nice to use those things.

For me, I’ve been known as a very well-rounded fighter, and I think that’s really important, that you’re well rounded and comfortable in every situation that a fight can go. A lot of people focus on just one discipline, and when they get out of that, they’re in a difficult position.

I think the hardest thing I went through in the UFC was my first loss. It was terrible. It was traumatizing. But it’s just going back and rebuilding and getting better.

You have to try to grow between every fight: get back in the gym and keep working hard and find the areas that you need to work on. See what you did wrong and work on it.

I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.

If I wasn’t a fighter, I wouldn’t be unique.

When I’m training, I cater a little bit to my opponents.

I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.

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.

I needed something to challenge myself a little more. I found fighting, and it completely fit my personality.

In fighting, you’re not going 200 mph, but there’s obviously danger in the sport. If you’re a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you’re obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.

I gave up school. I gave up a really, really good job. I gave up a lot of stuff. I cut a lot of people out of my life so I could just focus on my fighting dreams.

There’s a lot of girls out there that can relate to me. They can look at me and see themselves a little bit. There’s a lot of girls out there that have a tougher side to them. I just think that people are really grown and attracted to that, and that’s why people like to see me fight.

There is a lot more to me than just being a crazy fighter.

I’ve always been very competitive, and I’ve always had this desire to win my entire life. I guess when it comes to being in the cage, especially, I just hate losing more than I like to win. The idea of someone beating me just doesn’t sit well.

I train for whatever happens. I’m prepared for wherever the fight goes.