Ex-UFC Star Paige VanZant Told She Looks Like a ‘Targaryen’ in Latest Post: “You Should Hit Up HBO for a Cameo in House of the Dragon”

Published 09/09/2022, 10:15 AM EDT

Fans are notorious for searching for their favorite characters in real life. Something similar happened with Paige VanZant, wherein ‘Game of Thrones’ fans made a Daenerys Targaryen comparison.

The former UFC fighter regularly stuns her fans with new posts on Instagram. In a new post, VanZant shared a picture of herself in a green dress, amidst nature and standing shoulder-deep in water. She also wore a chunky gold necklace with matching earrings. Her hair was braided.

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Many ‘GOT’ fans thought she looked like Daenerys Targaryen, played by actress, Emilia Clarke.

A fan wrote, “You’re looking like a Targaryen in this photo!”

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“I think that you could be perfectly a Targaryen Queen,” wrote another.

A fan also had a surprising idea. They wrote, “@paigevanzant you should hit up hbo for a cameo in House of the Dragon!! Just saying. Would be siiiiick!!!”

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“So why were you not the mother of dragon’s?” wrote another social media user.

While Paige VanZant is quite active on social media, her fight fans are waiting to see her inside the ring. It was disappointing for the fans after her last fight didn’t materialize.

Paige VanZant: Her combat career

The athlete now fights for BKFC and was supposed to fight Charisa Sigala in London last month. However, as per the fighter, the bout was called off for reasons out of her control just one week before it was supposed to take place. She took to Instagram to share her frustration.

Apart from the bare-knuckle promotion, Paige VanZant also is a part of AEW. In fact, she made her debut earlier this year in Las Vegas. She teamed up with Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky to face Frankie Kazarian, Sammy Guevara, and Tay Conti.

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’12-Gauge’ thus has a lot going on in her life.

The former UFC fighter left the famous promotion with an 8-5 record after a defeat against Amanda Ribas. Unfortunately, she also lost two fights in the bare-knuckle promotion.

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Thus, it would be interesting to see if she bags a win soon. What do you think?

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Rohini Kottu is a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. She is also a Psychologist and has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. Rohini, in her role as a UFC writer, combines her admiration for the mental resilience that MMA fighters have and her love for analysis.

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Vibhanshu Kumar

Ex-UFC Star Paige VanZant Told She Looks Like a ‘Targaryen’ in Latest Post: “You Should Hit Up HBO for a Cameo in House of the Dragon”

Paige VanZant: Her combat career

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