Michelle Waterson Thinks Paige VanZant Is A Green Fighter

In an interview with MMA Fighting, Michelle Waterson had some nice things to say about Paige VanZant but added that she thinks VanZant is “very green” as a fighter. Here are highlights:

On VanZant joining Dancing with the Stars: “I think it’s great. I think, I sent her out a tweet when she was on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ they say ‘don’t hate the player, hate the game.’ I can’t hate on that, she’s a beautiful person, she’s a great dancer.”

On VanZant’s fighting ability: “As far as her fighting skill, I wouldn’t go so far as to say she’s amazing. She is where she is because of her hunger. I feel like she’s very green in whole aspect of fighting. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. … In all of her fights, it’s just like dancing. If you are dancing with someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing, they throw you off. They throw your rhythm off and that’s what Paige is doing in her fights. Her style is very erratic and unpredictable, and it’s been throwing people off, people who have a fight with her.”

On working her way back from a broken hand: “Looking back at it, I probably should have just gotten [hand] surgery to begin with, but there’s no point in trying to be mad or upset about the past. It’s true, but at the same time it’s been a tough year because while I’m here still training to perform as an MMA fight, I still have to pay my bills, my husband is working very hard, working overtime to ensure that my daughter can go to the school that she goes to and I can continue to train and not have to worry about paying the bills.”