Im an OnlyFans star and MMA fighter who got kicked out of gym when wives complained now Im fighting at UFC 304 [Video]

Alice Ardelean’s path to the UFC has been different than most.

The 32-year-old from Romania, who is based in Birmingham, has been drafted in for a short-notice fight against Shauna Bannon at UFC 304 in Manchester on July 27.

Ardelean was knocked out when she fought UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang in 2016, but since then she’s won five consecutive fights to improve her record to 9-5.

Unable to make ends meet as an up-and-coming MMA fighter, Ardelean started a saucy side hustle that saw her become a star on OnlyFans, TikTok, and Instagram.

However, her new career negatively impacted the dream she was chasing.

“I used to train at a gym when I started OnlyFans and I kept getting dirty looks,” Ardelean said during an interview with the Daily Star in January 2023.

“I used to train at a gym when I started OnlyFans …