María Paulina Escobar is an Ecuadorian digital creator, and fashion, food, and lifestyle enthusiast. She is best known as Marlon Vera’s wife.
The 1993-born Maria lives a private life despite the fame associated with her husband, Vera “Chito” through his career as an MMA fighter. Nonetheless, the world has not removed its eyes from the celebrity wife as she has contributed a lot towards the growth and personal life of Chito. Here is every available interesting fact about her.
She Met Marlon Vera While in School
According to Primicias, María Paulina Escobar and Marlon Vera met at a very young age while they were in school.
While the exact year they met remains uncertain, they met in Ecuador while Marlon was attending a local school.
Looking at their lives before a relationship, Maria was born a year after Vera who was born on December 2, 1992, in Chone, Ecuador.
As such, she is 32 years old while her spouse Vera is 32 years old.
The Mother of 3 had Her First Child at 17
At 17, Maria became a mother for the first time to a daughter named Ana Paula. At the time, her spouse Marlon Vera was 18 years old. They later had two other children – a son named José Ignacio. and a daughter, Eliana.
Ana is currently 14 years old and was born with a neurological condition called Moebius Syndrome. This condition primarily affects the muscle responsible for facial expression and eye movement. As such, Ana had the inability to smile.
Later on, Maria and Vera were bent on getting help for Ana through surgery.
For this course, Vera started a GoFund Me to help pay about $50,000 for surgery for their first child.
According to reports, the public contributed about $19,000 and in 2018, Ana had a successful 10-hour procedure.
The parents showed the world the pictures of their daughter on the internet and she was able to smile for the first time since birth.
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María Paulina Escobar‘s Career
Marlon Vera’s wife is a digital creator, and fashion, food, and lifestyle enthusiast.
While there is no in-depth about this part of her life, Maria shares things relating to her life, family, food, and more on her Instagram page.
On the other hand, her husband is a professional MMA fighter currently competing in the bantamweight division of The UFC.
He started training in Brazillian jiu-jitsu at 16 and later earned a Black Belt. In 2011, he began training as an amateur before making a professional debut in 2012 in Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. In his earliest days, he recorded both successes and failures.
Yet, he forged ahead and became a leading MMA fighter.
At the time of this writing, Maria Paulina’s husband has recorded a total of 28 MMA fights, winning 20, 7 losses, and a draw.
How Rich is Marlon Vera’s Wife?
There is no certainty about the exact earning of Vera’s wife. Yet, she may be worth over $50,000.
While details about her career remain shadowy, she often shares images of vacations, cars, and more. This might be proof that her wealth is good enough to afford her the luxury.
Regardless, she is married to Marlon Vera whose net worth is estimated between $1 million to $5 million.
Chito has recorded most of his wealth from his fighting career. At the time of this writing, he recorded five performances of the Night (with Roman Salazar, Brad Pickett, Andre Ewell, Frankie Edgar, and Dominick Cruz). Also, he has recorded Fight of the Night three times (with Song Yadong, Davey Grant, and Rob Font).
Moreso, he has registered the Most finishes in UFC Bantamweight division history (10 times). In 2022, he made an ESPN record when he made the Most Improved Fighter of the Year.
Well, before the records, the fame, and the fortune, Maria and her spouse struggled financially.
This would cause Marlon to take the difficult decision of moving from Ecuador to America with only $6,000. At the time, he had to leave his wife and children while Maria was supported by her family and Vera’s family.
