text: Paige VanZant proved she is more than just hype with a dominant performance over Felice Herrig. The 21-year-old, one of the few UFC athletes to be awarded an individual contract with Reebok, never looked troubled over the three rounds. VanZant was declared the winner by lop-sided scores of 30-26, 30-26 and 30-27 in just her second fight in the promotion. Paige VanZant was never in trouble as she dominated Felice Herrig for he second UFC victory . VanZant lays into Herrig on her way to a lop-sided points victory in New Jersey . VanZant celebrates her victory over Herrig as she continues her rise in the UFC . 'It's like my birthday every time I walk out to the cage,' the strawweight said. 'I'm here for the fun of it and I'm so thankful. I can't believe I made it through that fight. It only goes up from here. 'I started crying before the fight was over.' VanZant, who has only fought six times as a professional, landed several knees after the opening bell of the first round and never let up. She stayed on top of the more experienced Herrig and landed fist after fist to her opponent's face before pinning her against the cage in the third round and making sure of the result with a serious of brutal elbows to the head. VanZant was 18 when she won her first professional bout in Texas and stepped up to the all-women Invicta promotion in January 2013. And, hot on the heels of Ronda Rousey, the UFC may just have its next female superstar. Herrig and VanZant grapple in their one-sided women's strawweight bout . Herrig struggled to impose herself on the fight despite having much more experience .
target: Paige VanZant won every round, recording a win by 30-27, 30-26 and 30-26 .
  The 21-year-old was having just her second fight in the UFC .
  VanZant has been tipped as one of the next stars of the promotion .
  She said it feels like her birthday whenever she walks out into the cage .