{"id":122820,"date":"2014-12-15T10:01:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T18:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=122820"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:04:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:04:28","slug":"herrig-criticism-im-just-going-keep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/herrig-criticism-im-just-going-keep\/","title":{"rendered":"Herrig on criticism: &#8216;I&#8217;m just going to keep being who I am&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/tuf-20-finale-results-herrig-v-ellis2\/felice-herrig-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-122433\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Felice-Herrig.png\" alt=\"Felice Herrig\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-122433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Felice-Herrig.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Felice-Herrig-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Felice-Herrig-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Felice Herrig has often caught criticism from fans, and fellow fighters.  Herring keeps a positive attitude about the criticism, and insists she will simply continue to be who she is.<\/p>\n<p>She spoke at the post-fight press conference to discuss her persona, and why she isn&#8217;t going to change for anyone.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been who I am, I&#8217;ve always stayed true to myself.  I think I realized- I get a lot of hate along the way, but I also get a lot of love, and I realize that I&#8217;m going to keep being who I am. 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