While she loved all kinds of sports as a kid, Sydney Sweeney told Marie Claire that she got into mixed martial arts at 14. She participated in her first competition when she turned 18, and, at first, the odds didn’t appear in her favor. She was up against guys that were a weight category above her. But Sweeney had nothing to worry about, because it’s clear that she was born to kick some serious butt, and that’s exactly what she did: She won first place. “Those guys were probably saying, ‘Oh, we didn’t want to hurt her,’ but they were definitely trying. Everyone broke a sweat!” she told the magazine.
We’ll admit that we’re a little disappointed that none of Sweeney’s roles up to this point have utilized her mixed martial arts skills. While appearing on the “Kelly Clarkson Show“, she said, unfortunately, being an actress means she’s often not allowed to practice the sport. “Unfortunately, you sign a little piece of paper that says you’re not to do X, Y, and Z and I am all of X, Y, and Z,” she told Clarkson.
