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Paige VanZant<\/a> has been busy competing on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”<\/a> and finished the season just shy of winning, ending up in second place.<\/p>\n

Now that the competition is over, VanZant is eager to get back into the Octagon.<\/p>\n

“I’m jumping head first back in the fight world. I miss this so much,” VanZant said recently on “UFC Tonight” (transcribed by FOX Sports<\/a>). “I know how much I want to get back in there so I think for me I have to remind myself to be patient and take a fight when I’m ready. Because mentally, I’m ready, I just have to make sure I’m physically ready as well.”<\/p>\n

“For me, I’m just itching to get back in the cage. I feel like that’s how it was for my first UFC fight,” VanZant said. “I took a long time off, I was out for a very long time before my first UFC fight and I just wanted to get back in there. I feel that same thing right now.<\/p>\n

“I want to get back in the cage. I’m going to put 100-percent in my fight because I put 100-percent into every opportunity that comes my way.”<\/p>\n

Even with her busy schedule outside of the Octagon, VanZant says she has kept up with training.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been able to keep training throughout this whole process. I feel great going into a fight camp. I have the best management team in the world. They tell me what to do.”<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see Paige VanZant fight next in the Octagon? Share some interesting matchups with us in the comment section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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