UFC 270: Quitting his job as a stripper to win his first fight in the UFC: The Vanessa Demopoulos Story

Crystal “Vanessa” Demopoulos (1-1)fighter Mixed Martial Arts MMA s old stripper (I wrote the book “The Barefoot Bible”), logr su First victory in the UFC against Silvana Jorez in a UFC 270.

The 33-year-old American fighter known in the MMA world as Lil Monster, came from a loss in his debut against JJ Aldrich and I stunned Argentina in the first attack.

Vanessa Dimopoulos: “I don’t think it’s a secret… I was Aster”

“I don’t think it’s a secret, I’ve been an exotic dancer for 13 years. And I didn’t actually say it on the mic, but I’d like to say it now: I stopped being a stripper to continue training. I stopped dancing about six or so years ago.” Just eight weeks so I can focus full time on mixed martial arts and take this very seriously in the gym every single day,” explained Vanessa Dimopoulos, author of the book. “The Barefoot Bible” In statements published by the newspaper ‘the sun’.

Vanessa Demopoulos used her mastery of pole dancing to improve her performance as a fighter

Vanessa Demopoulos, who has been training since she was 21 and excelling in jiu-jitsu, explained that combat press Her beginnings as a wrestler.

“I found kickboxing through pole dancing. I’ve been an exotic dancer for 11 years. They discovered me as a dancer, and they told me if I put the same determination and mindset into the fight, it would be great.” Vanessa Demopoulos related to Dan Kuhl in 2018.

“Pillar dancing requires a lot of agility, a lot of body control, a lot of skill and flexibility, and you have to be quick with your reflexes, and with one wrong move, you’re done,” said the fighter.