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"I felt like, 'You know, what? I'm not going anywhere, I'm not leaving early. I'm here to stay — get out of here!' So that's what I did. I just put my foot down and was like, 'Don't laugh at me. Get real!' "

Sammi, for her part, was peeved about Deena's smack talk, but admitted she didn't handle the situation as gracefully as she could have. "Sometimes people are immature and like to say things behind other people's backs instead of to my face, but you know what? Everybody gets in their moments sometimes, including myself," she said. "Look at me, I'm giving her attitude right off the bat. I was a little bit immature myself. Everybody has these days where you're just like, 'Ugh,' when you can't stand the next person.

"I'm very stern in my opinions and I speak my mind," she added. "I never fought anybody in my entire life until Miami. Winning isn't everything, but I'm proud of standing up [for myself]."