Look at something like boxing. People know that some fights are fixed, but nobody looks at a boxing match and automatically assumes it’s fake. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
I have always had a desire to prove people that looked past me wrong, whether it was because I was a female trying to wrestle or fight in MMA or because I grew up on the wrong side of town. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
Who says what is the right way and what isn’t? That is some imagined social construct that people made up to feel okay about being average. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
I’m being more physical and aggressive while, at the same time, I’m not being overwhelmed by strong fighters like Sara McMann. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
I’ve faced the undefeated, young up-and-comers, everybody counting me out before, on a big card, with big lights, TV. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
I have known, for me, that my fight in ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ can’t be the way I went out. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
One thing I’ve learned is that a lot of fans’ knowledge starts and stops with the UFC. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
Catch wrestling is pro wrestling, if you look at the ground moves and the rule set. It’s just about learning the art of it for yourself. Shayna Baszler Read Quote
