Josh Brueckner is an American professional MMA fighter, boxing instructor, and trainer. He is also a social media personality, and he co-runs a YouTube channel called Jatie Vlogs alongside his wife. Talking about his wife, Josh has been married to Katie Betzing for 3 years now and they welcomed their first daughter in September 2023.
Short Bio of Josh Brueckner
Josh was born on April 11, 1995, in Detroit, Michigan. This implies that he is 29 years old at the moment.
He was drawn to mixed martial arts at an early age and was determined to make his passion his profession. As a result of this, he remained a regular at the Dearborn Michigan Top Gym.
Meanwhile, Josh is well known for having a tight relationship with his parents, and he routinely posts photos of them on his Instagram. He also has a brother called Alex.
Alex, Josh’s brother, is also a social media influencer and a YouTuber.
Josh’s brother is a social media influencer and YouTuber. Alex is also well-known for his humorous pranks and challenge videos on YouTube. His admission of being gay was made in one of his YouTube videos and both his family and his followers were shocked to learn this. He later disclosed that he had bought his boyfriend a ring, showing how seriously he took his plans to raise a family.
Josh Began His Sports Career After Graduating from High School
After completing high school in Michigan, Josh began taking his sporting career more seriously. He later started his professional career as a boxing coach and personal trainer. Also, he started participating in MMA combat with the nickname G.I.
He made his professional boxing debut on 10 November 2019 when he fought against MMA fighter Tyler Smith and won the match.
In addition to boxing, Brueckner has had huge success as a YouTuber. He has over 3 million subscribers as at the time of writing. Meanwhile, his YouTube channel is co-run by his wife, Katie Betzing.
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Josh Brueckner got Married to Katie Betzing in 2021
Katie remained Josh’s girlfriend until March 2021 when the couple officially tied the knot. The pair first met at a gym and later started dating on 4 July 2018.
Things got interesting between the love birds and Josh proposed to Katie after winning his boxing pro-debut on 9 November 2019. The pair also revealed that they had purchased a house and would be moving in together.
In March 2020, Josh and Katie announced on their YouTube channel, that they were ending their relationship. However, they later revealed that it was all part of a prank.
They subsequently got married in March of 2022 in the presence of friends and family members. After that, they took a honeymoon trip to the Maldives.
On September 5, 2023, the couple gave birth to their first child, whom they named Skye Mae Bruechner. The Jatei Vlogs included footage of the mother’s labor and delivery of the kid.
Meanwhile, because the couple’s following on YouTube is already running in millions, it has also helped them to establish themselves on other social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Each of their accounts is also a source of marketing and they have clinched sponsorship and brand ambassadorial deals with brands like Timberland, Lululemon, and Baba Beach.
Meet His Wife, Katie Betzing
Katie was born on September 10, 1997. For her education, she attended Romeo High School, Community College in Michigan, and the University of Michigan.
She is well-known not just as Josh’s wife but also as a YouTuber, Social Media Star, and businesswoman. She posts a variety of videos, including DIYs, makeup, pranks, and many others.
In 2018, Katie applied online for a personal trainer about two weeks after she acknowledged her passion for boxing as a workout. It was during this time that she met her fiance. She found a class nearby, and Josh was the one who instructed her.
Eventually, the two became romantically involved, and Katire rebranded her previous YouTube channel, Katie Betzing Vlogs, as Jatie Vlogs. The channel became so well-known because videos of pranks, challenges, and other entertaining content were uploaded there. She and Josh remained friendly and lively with one another and this has continued to raise the number of their fans.
What is Josh Brueckner’s Net Worth
The MMA fighter’s net is currently approximated at $1.7 million. He has made this sum from his sporting career and popular social media channels. Also, Josh is mentioned to have made so much money from sponsorship deals.
Similarly, Josh had a promotion deal with ‘You Can Beam’ in 2019. However, the company terminated the contract in 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. You Can Beam, which sells whey protein and collagen powder, allegedly agreed to pay Brueckner $15,000 a month for six months to plug their products into his YouTube and Instagram handles.
After the contract was signed, the professional middleweight MMA fighter was allegedly given a one-time payment of $15,000. However, that same month, Brueckner’s agent was informed that the agreement was being terminated since the company was experiencing serious financial difficulties due to the coronavirus emergency. Later, Josh filed a lawsuit against the company, citing breach of contract and human rights violations.
