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.

Athletes

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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

Ja’Marr Chase Pets

Ja’Marr Chase is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he was a Fred Biletnikoff Award-winner and unanimous All-American who led the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in receiving yards and touchdowns en route to a National Championship in 2019. He was drafted by the Bengals fifth overall in the 2021 NFL Draft after sitting out of the 2020 season to focus on his professional career.

Joe Burrow Pets

Joseph Burrow is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).

Adam Rippon Pets

Adam Rippon is an American former figure skater. He won the 2010 Four Continents Championships and the 2016 U.S. National Championships.

Novak Djokovic Pets

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has been No. 1 for a record total of 352 weeks, and has finished as ATP Year-End No. 1 on a record seven occasions.

Phil Mickelson Pets

Phil Mickelson, nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional golfer. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles (2004, 2006, 2010), two PGA Championships (2005, 2021), and one Open Championship (2013). With his win at the 2021 PGA Championship, Mickelson became the oldest major championship winner in history at the age of 50 years, 11 months and 7 days old.