Many times, when we take up multiple careers, we tend to take those that are closely related to each other. For example. If you choose to be a singer and want to have other additional careers, the most probable choice will be; music production, recorder, songwriter, and many other professions. Not many people dare to take up professions that are worlds apart from each other. However, for Brendan Schaub, that is what he chose to do. He is known as a podcast host, a stand-up comedian as well a former professional mixed martial artist.
As a podcast host, is known for hosting The Fighter and the Kid as well as Below The Belt. He also works as co-host along with Theo Von who is also a comedian in hosting King and the Sting.
Well, how well do you know about Brendan Schaub? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Brendan Schaub’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Brendan Schaub to date.
Biography and Early Life
It was on 18th March in 1983 when Brendan was born as Brendan Peter Schaub in Aurora, Colorado. He is the son of Debra and Peter Schaub. His mother Debra is English while his father Peter is American giving him a mixed ethnicity of English and American as well as Italian and German. His father was also very active in taekwondo and has acquired a second-degree black belt which explains the reason why Brendan was an active mixed martial artist.
Although Brendan is not very mean with information, he has not revealed much information about his brother Jay. He has also not revealed what his parents’ occupation was when he was growing up.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
So, how old is Brendan Schaub in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Brendan Schaub’s age is 38 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 18 March 1983. Though, he is 6′ 4″ in feet and inches and 193 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 203 lbs in Pound and 92kg in Kilograms.
Education
Brendan was very much involved in sports when he was growing up which worked to his advantage. This is because he got accepted in any school he desired to attend. For his high school studies, he studied at Overland High School where he lettered one-year varsity American football and 2 years varsity lacrosse. Although he didn’t get any college athletic scholarship, he tried for both the lacrosse team and football team at Whittier College and he got accepted in both.
Before his junior year, he decided to transfer to the University of Colorado where he joined the football team and became a full-time player, and redshirted his first season. In the 2006 NFL Draft, he went undrafted but later, the Buffalo Bills signed him to their practice squad. He later joined the Arena Football League’s Utah Blaze but one year later, he retired from sports in 2007.
Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Brendan might not be married, but he has been engaged to his long-time girlfriend Joanna Zanella for several years now, and together they have two sons named Tiger and Boston. Tiger was born in 2016 while Boston was born in 2019. Before he met Joanna, he dated Ronda Rousey but only for a short time, and they went their separate ways. There is however no other information about his past relationships.
Is Brendan Schaub Gay?
Brendan is definitely not gay. His long-time relationship with Zanella is enough to prove that he is straight as far as his sexual orientation is concerned.
Professional Career
After he quit and retired from football, he felt it was time for him to go back to Colorado where he started training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and boxing. After just six months of training as a boxer, he was fit enough to train in amateur boxing and luckily, he registered a win on the heavyweight title of Colorado novice-division Golden Gloves. He later decided to start training martial arts and therefore joined High Altitude Martial Arts which is located in Aurora. He also attended Grudge Training Center which is located in Arvada.
He got involved in martial arts and participated in many championships before his retirement in 2015. Some of these championships and competitions include; UFC heavyweight champion, Ultimate Fighting Championship 116, 128, 145, and UFC on Fox 5 among others. After retiring from Mixed Martial Arts, he joined the entertainment industry as a comedian and a podcast host. This is what he does to date.
Awards
Although Brendan is already in the entertainment industry, most of the awards and wins he has been from his career in boxing and as a mixed martial art. Some of these achievements include; Colorado Heavyweight Golden Gloves in 2008 as an amateur boxer and Ring of Fire Heavyweight Championship and Knockout of the Night among others.
Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Brendan Schaub in ’2021’
If there is one man who knew how to plan his life well is Brendan. He knew what to do when and when to quit and join the next field. Because of this, he has been able to dominate in every field he joins, hence earning more than his counterparts. This has highly contributed to his current net worth which is estimated at $3 million as of 2021.
Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know
- Schaub is a passionate fan if automobiles and fashion.
- During his fight with Mirko Cro Cop, he got a broken nose. The doctors prescribed Oxycontin pills to help him with his recovery. In the process, he got addicted to them for months.
- He is a strong supporter of sports teams of Colorado, Denver, California, Cleveland Browns as well as Los Angeles.
Apart from being a podcast host, Brendan is also actively involved in the film industry and featured in some films like Range 15, The Tax Collector, The Ultimate Fighter, and Below The Belt among others.
Facts of Brendan Peter Schaub
- Gender Male
- full nameBrendan Peter Schaub
- birthplaceAurora, Colorado, US
- Date of Birth March 18, 1983
- Age 41 years 8 months
- Horoscope Pisces
- Lucky Number 6
- Lucky Stone Aquamarine
- Lucky Color Sea Green
- Best Match for Marriage Cancer, Scorpio
- nationalityAmerican
- religionN/A
- net worth$3 million
- professionComedian, Podcast host
- weightIn Kilograms – 92 Kg, In Pounds – 203 lbs
- heightIn Centimetres – 193 cm, In Feet and Inches – 6′ 4″
- hair colorDark Brown
- eye colorBrown
- high schoolOverland High School