{"id":141419,"date":"2015-05-01T02:07:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T09:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=141419"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:31:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:31:11","slug":"vanzant-its-an-honor-to-be-compared-to-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/vanzant-its-an-honor-to-be-compared-to-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"VanZant: &#8216;It&#8217;s An Honor to be Compared to McGregor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/paige-vanzant.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/paige-vanzant.png\" alt=\"paige vanzant\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/paige-vanzant.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/paige-vanzant-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/paige-vanzant-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/paige-vanzant-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At just 21 years of age, Paige VanZant sure is comfortable with the amount of attention and exposure she is getting. Despite fans requesting she get a UFC Strawweight Title shot, VanZant is in no rush to get to the gold. She will be hanging back and enjoying the ride on her quest to the title.<\/p>\n<p>While on UFC Tonight, VanZant shared that she was aware there will be negativity following her throughout the sport. When asked what she thought about Tecia Torres&#8217; &#8220;Daddy Dana&#8221; remark, VanZant responded, \u201cIt\u2019s good. It\u2019s harsh. It\u2019s the fight business. It creates drama in the sport and ever since she said those things I\u2019ve gotten thousands of followers. I love what I\u2019m doing. I don\u2019t need negative comments. I have a lot more to prove still.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She knows to ignore the haters because her main supporter is her boss Dana White. White recently compared VanZant to Conor McGregor&#8212; they&#8217;re both so damn popular. 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