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Paige VanZant compares her MMA career to 'Roy Nelson in ballet tights,' says 'it's something unexpected'

It's like comparing apples and oranges, right?

Accomplished mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and surging Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's strawweight competitor Paige VanZant has ascended to super stardom because of her resounding physique and stout grappling skills.

Having racked up a solo sponsorship deal with the exclusive apparel provider of UFC, Reebok, and three straight finishes inside the Octagon, "12 Gauge" stills finds herself combating doubters, who're tugging at her reputation, which is because most people are drawn to the "unexpected."

"For me to be a fighter, it's different, it's unexpected.