Felice Herrig It turned out that Paige VanZant was too young to compete on “The Ultimate Fighter 20,” but Felice Herrig thinks she wouldn’t have made it far anyway. “I think she would have fought Carla (Esparza) and lost,” Herrig told MMAjunkie. What that means is Herrig believes VanZant would’ve been seeded dead last in a field of 16 women’s strawweights tapped for the reality show, which wrapped this past December with Esparza winning the single-elimination tournament. “I don’t believe that Paige is the elite of the elite; I don’t believe she is the best of the best,” Herrig said.
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Felice Herrig: Paige VanZant would’ve lost in first round of ‘TUF 20′ – MMA Junkie