Tonya Evinger is a famous American mixed martial artists. She is the former Invicta Bantamweight Champion. Besides this, she competed in EliteXC, Raging Wolf as well as in Invicta Fighting Championships. Well, she is the #9-ranked 135-pound female MMA fighter.
According to Fight Matrix, she is the #11-ranked player. Till now she hasn't dated anyone in her life. In UFC 214 she earned $100 thousand despite losing against Cris Cyborg.
Tonya Evinger was born on June 4, 1981, in Odessa, Missouri, United States. Even being such a famous person, there is no any information about her parents. Even their names are unknown. However, she grew up along with her sibling brothers Chris and Owen Evinger. Both of her brothers are also professional mixed martial arts fighters.
During her early career, she participated in IFC: Warriors Challenge. Jennifer Tate defeated her in the second round. On February 17, 2007, she participated in FFF 1: Asian Invasion. She won the match by defeating Brittany Pullen. Furthermore, she also won the X-1: Extreme Fighting by defeating Shonie Plagman. Well, Evinger also became the champion of Tuff-N-Uff 2.
On September 15, 2007, she competed against Gina Carano at EliteXC: Uprising. But her journey ended in the first round. However, she was able to hold her first place at ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series. There she defeated her opponent Julie Kedzie. Coming to 2010, she lost the match in the first round of at Raging Wolf 7: Mayhem with Alexis Davis. She also participated in Raging Wolf 8: Cage Supremacy. There she won the match by defeating Adrienna Jenkins.
Following year, she played her last match at Titan Fighting Championships. But she eventually lost the match with Sara McMann. She just played a single match in 2011 where she defeated Anita Rodriguez at XFL: Rumble. Coming to 2012, she won the Fight Me MMA on April 13. Moreover, she also won the Fight Hard MMA. In 2013, she was selected to play The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate. But in the selection round she faced Raquel Pennington and got defeated. In 2013, Evinger won two Invicta Fighting Championships.
On December 5, 2014, she competed with Cindy Dandois at Invicta Fighting Championships and won the match. She continued her fighting in 2015. Following year she defeated Irene Aldana at Invicta FC bantamweight. Well, on May 7, 2016, she celebrated her win at Invicta Fighting Championships 17 by kissing interviewer Laura Sanko on the lips. Moreover, she competed against Cris Cyborg at UFC 214 but failed to get the victory.
Earlier, she defeated Yana Kunitskaya and is again scheduled to face her at UFC 229.
Professional MMA fighter Tonya Evinger isn't married yet and having children is out of concern. However, she is reported to be in a relationship with Bella Burke, who is a model, since 2018. Earlier, she revealed that she was dating MMA fighter, Stephania Alba known by the nickname Bella Burke.
She was also rumored to be dating Kaura Sanko in 2017 after she kissed her after Invicta FC title defense.
36 years old Tonya Evinger has a perfect height of 1.7 m and weight 61 kg. She belongs to American nationality and falls under a white ethnic group. Her birth sign is Gemini.
One of the famous MMA fighter Tonya Evinger deserves to have a good net worth. Well, she received $100 thousand earnings in UFC 214. Recently she earned $20,000 for a bantamweight title defense. She earns around $100 thousand for competing in the UFC tournaments and more for winning. Her net worth is estimated to be around $500 thousand.
Recently she earned $20,000 for a bantamweight title defense. She earns around $100 thousand for competing in the UFC tournaments and more for winning. Her net worth is estimated to be around $500 thousand.
