Who Is Lance Palmer Father Dwayne? Dwayne Palmer is the father of American MMA fighter Lance Palmer. Here is a look at his age, wife, net worth, and the career details of his son Lance.
Lance Palmer is a former collegiate wrestler who now fights in the Professional Fighters League’s featherweight division. Palmer was recently defeated by Chris Wade by unanimous decision in round 3 of the PFL 2 main card on April 28, 2022.
In 2020, the fighter will be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. He was a four-time OHSAA state champion and a four-time NCAA Division I All-American.
Dwayne Palmer, one of the most recognizable faces in the Professional Fighters League, is frequently seen cheering on his son during fights. Through this article, we’ll get to know the fighter and his father a little better.
Who Is Lance Palmer Father Dwayne
Dwayne Plamer is the father of PLF fighter Lance Plamer. He was a fighter and wrestled for a couple of years before giving up his career to take care of his children. Lance was born when Dwayne was just 3 days shy of his 18th birthday and was still a high school senior.
Dwayne, also known as Wayne is married to Rita Palmer from Strongsville, Ohio. The couple admittedly struggled to find ways to support their three sons, who had to travel cross country to compete. But still, the parents managed the expenses for their boys and did not let money come between them and their dreams.
Wayne is one hell of a wrestling parent. He is very visible during his son’s fights, he screams, supports, and accompanies his son in almost all of his fights. The father of three used to take his boys to six or seven national tournaments a year during their early careers.
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Meet Dwayne’s Wife Rita Palmer And Family
Dwayne Palmer is 53 years old. He was born on February 10, 1969. He is married to Rita Palmer, who was born on July 1. The couple was parents to Lance in their teenage years. The couple had to give up their dreams to raise their son. They were parents to two more boys.
The elder Palmer is the father to three sons, Lance, Colin, and Jordan. Colin has his own wrestling academy named CP Wrestling Academy in Ohio. He is married to Jess Palmer and has a daughter Hudson. He won eight state titles during his high school days.
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Lance Palmer Wikipedia And Net Worth
Lance Palmer was born on February 7, 1987, in Columbus Station, Ohio. He currently competes in the featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. He is a two-time PFL Featherweight Champion, which he won in 2018 and 2019.
He is engaged to Jessie Palmer and the couple is parents to a daughter named Maya born in 2021. The couple is expecting a second child who is due in September 2022. Jessie is an IFFB Pro Olympian and the Bikini Pro Champion. Her Instagram profile jessiepalmerifbb has 50K followers.
He made his professional MMA career debut on May 20, 2011. He joined the World Series of Fighting on December 7, 2013, against Bellator veteran Georgi Karkakhanyan for the inaugural WSOF Featherweight Championship which he lost via guillotine choke.
Palmer’s net worth is estimated to be about $10 million. His earnings from fighting, product endorsements, and advertisements are attributed to his worth.
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Meet Lance And Dwayne On Instagram
Lance has a following of 69K on Instagram. His Insta id is lancepalmer. There are photos of his career highlights and family on the social networking site. Similarly, he has 12K followers on Twitter. His Twitter handle is @LancePalmer.
Likewise, Dwayne has an Instagram profile, waynethepain1. But the profile has been set to private recently following a racism controversy.