paige van zant found that out when she left her steady job at a bank for one in the ufc octagon. morgan brennan has more. >> reporter: this is page 12-gauge van zandt a professional fighter in the ufc. and her nickname pretty much says it all. >> i like punching you in the face our body is our tool and weapon. >> at 5'4", 125 pounds she is the size of a ballerina but she'll take you down and make money doing it she got an offer to tush pro and she took it. >> i was working as a bank teller and i asked for sometime to have and they said i couldn't so i took time off any way and took the fight and then i was fired >> it was a career move that paid off page is now rising star and fan favorite in the brutal ultimate fighting championship. >> people are surprised when they found out i'm a fighter i don't look like a fighter. i think girls can do anything they want to so there shouldn't be a stigma behind having to be manly to fight you just want to fight. >> and she does get paid for all of the blood sweat and more blood. >> and they take care of their athletes and an amazing corporat