{"id":142023,"date":"2015-05-05T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T17:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=142023"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:30:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:30:36","slug":"ufc-strawweight-thinks-vanzant-couldnt-beat-top-5-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-strawweight-thinks-vanzant-couldnt-beat-top-5-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Strawweight Thinks VanZant Couldn&#8217;t Beat Top 5 Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Paige-VanZant.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Paige-VanZant.png\" alt=\"Paige VanZant\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Paige-VanZant.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Paige-VanZant-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Paige-VanZant-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Paige-VanZant-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paige VanZant is riding an amazing wave of momentum off her last octagon victory on FOX. While fans are clamoring for VanZant to get a shot at the title, fellow UFC strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha doesn&#8217;t think she has what it takes to beat a top five woman!<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance with Brazilian media, Gadelha claimed, &#8220;She\u2019s aggressive and has a good cardio, but still has a lot to learn.&#8221; She continued, &#8220;I don\u2019t think you can put her against the lions yet. If you put her against anyone from the top five, she can\u2019t win. She\u2019s a good fighter, super talented, and the UFC is doing a good marketing on her. She sells well, but still has a lot to learn. She\u2019s too young. She just started in this sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gadelha does have a point. Paige VanZant made her octagon debut at just twenty years old! 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