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Celeste regained her title as the "Ring Girl of the Year" making it her fifth time to have won the award and setting a new record. [8] In 2015, former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey argued "Either the ring card girls are paid too much, or the fighters aren't paid enough." UFC ring girls are reportedly paid $18,000 a year.
Brittney Palmer (born June 24, 1987) is an American former ring girl, model and artist. She is best known for her work as an octagon girl for the UFC, being awarded Ringcard Girl of the Year at the World MMA Awards in 2012, [4] 2013, 2019, 2022 and 2023. Palmer retired from the UFC in December of 2023 in order to continue her work in art. [5]
Ring girls first appeared in a 1965 edition of Ring Magazine. The magazine published a photo of a Las Vegas model holding a sign at a boxing match. Boxing promotions soon adopted the concept of ring girls, when promoters started to hire attractive women to parade around the ring holding signs, signaling the upcoming round. [1]
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson may have taken center stage during their highly anticipated boxing match on November 15, but ring girl Sydney Thomas was the one to capture the attention of many viewers.
Thomas — who says she will return to the ring for a "bunch" of upcoming fights with Paul's company Most Valuable Promotions — recalls the motivational message the 27-year-old boxing champ (who ...
Waterson was scheduled to face Amanda Ribas on March 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 205. [71] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 274 on May 7, 2022 due to Waterson sustaining an undisclosed injury. [72] Waterson faced Amanda Lemos on July 16, 2022, at UFC on ABC 3. [73] She lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round. [74]
The ring girl's TikTok on Nov. 16 shows her waking up in a bed with the words, "Waking up to see I'm trending for the Tyson v Paul fight," written above. In a voiceover, Thomas excitedly says "Oh ...
Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko [b] (born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian [12] professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. [12] She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a two-time and current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion and both the first Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian fighter to ...