Erin Blanchfield’s parents are George and Betsy Blanchfield.
The MMA fighter was born on May 4, 1999, in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. However, at UFC, Blanchfield is introduced as “fighting out of New York.”
She started training jiu-jitsu at seven and competing in kickboxing and grappling tournaments.
By age 12, Erin had already decided to be a professional fighter. She had fought for a couple of MMA promotions before getting signed by the UFC.
Blanchfield has a brother, Brend Blanchfield. She is studying Television and Digital Media at Montclair State University and aims to be a future commentator.
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