Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos UFC women’s strawweight Paige VanZant said she went to college at age 16 to escape bullying from her classmates in high school. “A lot of it had to do with, I guess, my looks,” said VanZant. “Going back, I wouldn’t change it, because it made me stronger.” VanZant (4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who made an impressive debut this past November at UFC Fight Night 57, is scheduled to fight Felice Herrig (10-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC on FOX 15, which takes place April 18 in Newark, N.J. Online, much has been made about the looks of both fighters. Herrig, a veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter 20,” has brought attention to herself posting picture on social media and defended against critics who say she trades on her physical appearance. Some have called the fight a matchup between the two “hot chicks” in the division, but VanZant doesn’t give the tagline any weight
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Paige VanZant: ‘I’m going to go out there and prove that I’m not just a pretty face’ – MMA Junkie