Pets provide more than just company; they often become unofficial team members. Athletes have long been known to be fiercely competitive, always looking for an edge. With a little motivation from their furry (or not furry) sidekicks, we watch these champions accomplish amazing feats.

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Cris Cyborg Pets

Cristiane Justino Venâncio, known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian–American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion, having held the title since January 2020. She is also a former UFC, Strikeforce and Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion. She is the only MMA fighter in history, male or female, to become a Grand Slam Champion, holding world championships across four major mixed martial arts promotions.

Amanda Nunes Pets

Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion and a former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Widely regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time,she is the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier.

Jimmy Garoppolo Pets

Jimmy Garoppolo, nicknamed Jimmy G, is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Illinois, setting the school records for career passing yards and touchdowns and winning the Walter Payton Award as a senior.

Michael Vick Pets

Michael Vick is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he was the first NFL quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and holds the quarterback rushing yards record at 6,109. He played college football at Virginia Tech, where he received first-team All-American honors, and was selected first overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft.

Simona Halep Pets

Simona Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles twice between 2017 and 2019, for a total of 64 weeks, which ranks eleventh in the history of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Halep was the year-end No. 1 in 2017 and 2018.

Holly Holm Pets

Holly Holm is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, and a former professional boxer and kickboxer. She was a multiple-time world champion in boxing, defending her titles 18 times in three weight classes, and a two-time Ring magazine fighter of the year (2005, 2006).

Miesha Tate Pets

Miesha Tate is an American mixed martial artist. She is a former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion and competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Tate was the VP for ONE Championship.

Julianna Peña Pets

Julianna Peña is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where she is the current UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Peña is also the first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter.

Jake Paul Pets

Jake Paul is an American social media personality and professional boxer. Paul grew up in Westlake, Ohio, with his older brother Logan Paul, who is also a YouTuber and internet personality. He initially rose to fame on Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark for two seasons.

Koko B. Ware Pets

J. W. Ware, better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware is an American professional wrestle