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.

Paige VanZant

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'Dancing with the Stars' was a really great experience. People were definitely surprised that I'm a fighter, or they couldn't believe I'm a professional fighter, but I feel like I'm going to get that for a while. I'm excited to bring a new demographic over to MMA and the UFC.

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You can't go into the cage and not love it, and you can't go in there unprepared. You have to prepare.

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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.

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

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My dad grew up wrestling. He knew Ken Shamrock, and I didn't know who he was at the time. So, he found out that Shamrock was in a gym in Reno, and he wanted me to go try a class with him. I tried it and fell in love the first day. Ken told me that I had potential in this sport, and he's the reason I kept at it.

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I was in culinary school for a little while, but it was just too hard to cut weight and cook at the same time.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Winning my first UFC fight by a finish, I've never felt so accomp... by Paige VanZant

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

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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.

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