Steve ‘AstroBoy’ Erceg shocked the entire world with his amazing performance against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301. Despite losing the battle for the flyweight gold, Erceg made sure that the entire world recognized him as someone who could deliver when it mattered the most. He became one of the very few fighters in recent times who gave a very hard time to the Brazilian champion in recent times. Since he is a relative newcomer to Dana White’s promotion, fans don’t seem to know too much about ‘AstroBoy.’
Just like Alex Pereira, Steve Erceg got the title contention pretty soon than any other flyweight fighter, and well, he didn’t disappoint. Well, enough about his personal life. Today, let’s have a closer look at his relationship status.
Steve Erceg has a partner named Katelyn Earl
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Yes, Steve Erceg is in a relationship. ‘Astro Boy’ has been with his girlfriend, Kaetlyn Earl, for a while. They even got engaged not too long ago, which they announced on Instagram. According to social media bios, Erceg’s girlfriend is a FIFO (fly in, fly out) exercise physiologist. Earl looks after the well-being of people who temporarily travel to various locations for work. But that’s not it because Erceg’s fiancee also has a knack for art as well.
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Steve Erceg’s fiance loves to make resin cheese boards and coasters. These boards are used to keep food cool, and Kaetlyn Earl has a shop, named ‘Resin by Katelyn‘, where she sells these products. She even has social media pages dedicated to her craft. Now that we’ve learned about one aspect of ‘Astro Boy’s life, let us take a look at another one, his relationship with his father.
Erceg’s relationship with his father
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Like any father and son, Steve Erceg has a special bond with his father, Matthew Erceg. In a 2021 interview, the 27-year-old mentioned that his father played a very important role in his path to becoming a professional mixed martial artist. Moreover, Erceg took the decision to become an MMA fighter after he witnessed one of Brock Lesnar’s fights on TV with his father, Matthew, who agreed to go ahead with what the young ‘Astro Boy’ wanted to pursue.
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“After watching one of the UFC events where Brock Lesnar fought, I just told ‘Dad, I really want to do MMA.’ So, he found an MMA gym and took me to [that] gym,” Erceg stated. His father’s contribution to his passion has led him to the most important fight of his career at UFC 301 since he stated in an article posted on UFC’s website that he wants to put on an eye-opening fight.
UFC 300 truly lived up to the hype even though fans were initially questioning Dana White’s choice for the main event. Now, UFC 301 has an emerging fighter who will be fighting for the title. It will be interesting to see if presenting an opportunity to fight for the championship in Steve Erceg’s 4th UFC fight was a good choice by the matchmakers.