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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]
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.
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.
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Highest ranked female boxer in automated all-time pound-for-pound rankings at the time of her retirement from boxing. By the time of winning her UFC championship she dropped to #2 in pound-for-pound rankings but still was #1 in welterweight [142] The Ring. 2006 Female Fighter of the Year [136] 2005 Female Fighter of the Year [143] New Mexico Boxing
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 ...
She currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the former Professional Fighters League lightweight champion. As of October 8, 2024, she is #2 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings, and as of November 5, 2024, she is #7 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings. [5]