Faber: I warned PVZ she would have a lot of haters
Urijah Faber: “I think it’s part of being a girl and the pretty girl syndrome, you’re going to have a lot of haters. I prepared her for that a long time ago.”
Rising UFC strawweight star Paige VanZant is a member of Team Alpha Male, and received some sage advice from team founder Urijah Faber.
“That poor girl was just thrown into that whirlwind,” said Faber to Dave Doyle for MMAFighting.com. “I think it’s part of being a girl and the pretty girl syndrome, you’re going to have a lot of haters. I prepared her for that a long time ago.”
“The first thing is, she’s just generally a very, very positive person, a happy demeanor, takes things in stride. The second thing is, she’s super tight with her family. Her mom and her dad are like, those are her best friends, she’s with them all the time, when she’s done with her fights, she goes and hangs out with her mom and her dad. There’s something to be said about that.”
“She’s one of those girls, some of the best athletes in female sports are soccer players and cheerleaders and gymnasts and she’s that level of athlete, but just loves to fight. Being positive, having a great family system and not being afraid of hard work and a little bit of a mean streak is the key for her. She soaks up information. You show her something, she can put it in her repertoire that day.”
