UFC fighter Max Holloway married his pro-surfer girlfriend Alessa Quizon, after two years of engagement.
But who is she and when did the couple tied the knot?
Who is Max Holloway’s wife Alessa Quizon?
Alessa Quizon is a professional surfer.
Quizon, a native of Oahu, Hawaii, is ranked No. 83 by the World Surf League.
She reportedly began dating Holloway in February 2020 after breaking off her engagement to pro surfer Caio Ibelli.
She boats 666,000 followers on her Instagram page.
When did they Max Holloway and Alessa Quizon get married?
The couple tied the knot in Waianae, Honolulu County in Hawaii on April 16, 2022.
Holloway, 32, announced his engagement to the professional surfer with a series of photos posted to Twitter on November 17, 2020, after they have been dating since February 2020.
“She said yes,” he wrote with a heart emoji.
Fans of the UFC fighter, who is also from Hawaii, replied under his post, flooding him and his bride-to-be with congratulatory comments.
“LETS GOOOO MAXXXX,” one Twitter user replied.
“YO CONGRATULATIONS MAX WE LOVE YOU GUYS,” another echoed.
“Congrats brother. Blessed in the cage and blessed in life,” one said.
“What was the question?” one sarcastically quipped.
Do Max Holloway and Alessa Quizon have children together?
Quizon and Holloway don’t have any children together, but Holloway has a son called Rush from his previous marriage with Kaimana Pa’aluhi.
Rush is always by his dad’s side and is often seen accompanying him to the octagon before his fights.
According to the official MMA website, Holloway’s career was on pause after a bid to retake the featherweight title held by Alexander Volkanovski, who first defeated him at UFC 245 to capture the belt and then followed up with a close decision win at UFC 251.
Who did Max Holloway’s date before Alessa Quizon?
Holloway was married to Kaimana Pa’aluhi before Alessa Quizon.
They married in 2012, after two years of marriage they separated in 2014.
The pair officially divorced in 2017.
Pa’aluhi is a model and an actress.
She started her career in modeling in her teenage years.
When was Holloway’s most recent fight?
Holloway’s most recent fight was on Saturday, April 13, 2024 against Justin Gaethje at the UFC 300.
Holloway and Gaethje’s fight was promoted as ‘The People’s Main Event’.
He won with a final-second KO and made it into the UFC history books.
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Holloway, who goes by Blessed, said in a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan: “First things first, give it up to Gaethje, a real BMF.
“He had nothing to gain and so much to lose and he gave me this chance.”
He became the first fighter ever to experience interim, undisputed and BMF glory after his victory over Gaethje.
It’s unclear whether the former featherweight champion will stay at 155lbs or return to his division.