Why was MMA athlete Alice Ardelean kicked out of Birmingham gym? Here is the UFC aspirant’s scandalous claim

Mixed martial arts athlete Alice Ardelean dreams of making it to the UFC. However, she faced her first hurdle when she was kicked out of her gym in Birmingham.

Ardelean detailed her experience in an interview with The Daily Star. She explained her decision to start a OnlyFans account to fund her preparation and mixed martial arts training. However, it served to attract negative attention from fellow gym members and was forced to leave the gym.

“I used to train at a gym when I started OnlyFans and I kept getting dirty looks. I even had a few messages from wives from guys in the gym saying ‘you are such a whatever’ and calling me names. They were afraid their husbands would subscribe. I was forced to move gyms to avoid all this drama. In reality the only reason why I was doing OnlyFans was to be able to pay for my training, nutritionist and gym equipment every day.”

Ardelean further clarified:

“I was just minding my own business but the hate was there. Some of the hate was nasty and women in the gym were complaining about me. It was just embarrassing. It was like, shut up, I am not here to take your man. This is just my job and I’m not interfering with your job. It’s not my fault if your husband was on my OnlyFans or not.”

Alice Aredelean is currently on a six-fight win streak across four different promotions. Her last loss came against UFC women's strawweight champion Weili Zhang in 2016 from her time at Kunlun Fight.

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