Sofia Whittaker who was previously known as Sofia Maree Iannelli became one among famous people through her marriage to well-known mixed martial artist Robert Whittaker. Robert has for over a decade been part of MMA and has contested in different competitions including the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and has claimed several titles. Sofia, on the other hand, has served as an assistant store manager in Sydney.
Was Sofia Whittaker a College Track and Field Athlete?
Sofia has proven to have a thing for sports. In fact, she constantly shares on her social media pages, especially Instagram pictures of herself exercising. Although speculations have made waves that she participated in track and field events in college, there hasn’t been much evidence to support this claim.
Nevertheless, she studied Exercise and Health Science at Australian Catholic University where she graduated with a Bachelors in 2010, as well as worked at a gym.
Here are 10 Facts About Sofia Whittaker
1. Her life before fame
She hails from Sydney Australia. There hasn’t been much information released about her childhood and family members, except for a few pictures of her family shared on social media.
She attended St. John Bosco College after which she proceeded to a Catholic University as mentioned earlier.
2. Sofia Whittaker’s relationship with Robert Whittaker
Sofia has made her relationship with Robert known over the years. Although how they met has not been a well-known fact, the couple has been together since 2011. In 2013, they got engaged and headed for marriage in 2014. since then, they have been together.
Together, they have three children, two boys John and Jack, and a girl named Liliana.
3. Who is her husband, Robert Whittaker? His rise to stardom
Robert is an Australian who was born in New Zealand on December 20, 1990. At a young age, his father had him and his brother take part in a Goju-Ryu Karate school in order to encourage self-discipline and self-defense in them. He later took the direction of mixed martial art, and in 2008, he started to compete as a professional.
Having fought at different levels of the sport for over a decade, Whittaker has made himself a number of accomplishments including becoming 2018 GQ Australia Sportsman of the year, First Australian UFC champion, 2017 Sherdog Fighter of the Year, MMA DNA.nl 2017 and 2018 Fighter of the Year, Gold medal in Australian National Wrestling Championships, and a host of other accolades.
4. Sofia’s career – what does she do?
According to her Facebook page, she served as Assistant Store Manager, Exercise science qualified at ASN Miranda from August 2013 to March 2016, while her current job is stated as Robert Whittaker MMA.
5. Her husband Robert Whittaker battled with depression
Robert has claimed many victories including nine straight wins and an undefeated run from 2014 to 2019. Because of this, many would assume him to have a perfect life. However, he made it known that he battled with depression for a while. He also stressed on how missing important events weighs him down, especially when they have to do with the family .
6. Her husband pulled out of a fight because he allegedly wanted to donate bone marrow to his daughter
When he canceled fight without giving reasons other than an apology, rumours started to spring up as to why he made the decision. The most popular was that he did not show up because he had to donate bone marrow to his daughter who was barely a year old. Robert denied the allegation and pointed out that all his kids were fine.
He later revealed that he vanished because everything came crashing on him as he sacrificed everything including his family life for the sports that he loves, including training on Christmas day. Hence he had to stop and figure out a better way to live.
7. 5 minutes before his surgery, her husband wanted to fight
In February 2019, Whittaker was diagnosed with twisted bowels and hernia that needed immediate surgery. Because he had a fight, he insisted on going on with the fight even 5 minutes before heading for the theatre and even begged Sophia to allow him to fight. However, the chances could not be taken as a blow in his stomach could lead to further complications.
8. Sofia and her husband are a team in Reaper Gear RW
The couple is a team of a clothing brand Reaper Gear RW, a UFC merchandise with Robert Whittaker as a contender. In fact, Robert is popularly called The Reaper, while his wife is known as Mrs. Reaper.
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9. Net worth
Like several other aspects of her life, her net worth has not been made public as at this article. Nevertheless, her husband has an estimated worth of $1.5 million.
10. Height and body measurement
Sofia Whittaker’s height is currently unknown, but she stands a height that is probably above 5 feet.
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