Paige VanZant is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in Invicta FC and is currently a flyweight division fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has been fighting professionally ever since she won her first amateur fight at the age of 18. At 19, she was signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and fought in the strawweight division for four years before moving to flyweight division recently. A tomboy with a fighting spirit, she overcame bullying during her teenage years and went on to train in mixed martial arts, earning a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She is known for her aggressive grappling attacks and for finishing the fight with strikes. She keeps constant pressure on her opponent and often uses ground-and-pound, dirty boxing, and a wide variety of clinch striking. She has modeled for Nike, Reebok and Columbia Sportswear. A trained dancer, she has appeared on the celebrity dance reality show ‘Dancing with the Stars’, finishing in the second place. She won the celebrity cooking competition ‘Chopped’, competing against many other sport stars.
