![]() ![]() None of the UFC ring girls interviewed by The Post will divulge their pay, but they all say the gig is lucrative - and a springboard.īrittney Palmer an MMA fixture for 15 years, is a contemporary artist. “We aren’t allowed to say how much we make, but I promise you it’s not as much as the fighters,” she told The Post. (Left to right) Brookliyn Wren, Arianny Celeste and, Brittney Palmer and Luciana Andrade. The UFC’s ring girls pictured in the Octagon. In 2015, fighter Ronda Rousey called them out, saying ring girls shouldn’t make more than fighters, which led to a war of words between her and Celeste.īut ring girl Brookliyn Wren, who started in 2017 and describes the job as “bringing a little peace to the violence,” threw water on the premise. But again, I am kind of used to it.”Īfter all, this wasn’t the first jab taken at the scantily clad models who have been fixtures since the UFC’s inception, promoting the sport on fight nights and at other events. “If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say it. I think with Khabib, there are cultural differences,” said longtime ring girl Arianny Celeste of the Russian’s conservative Muslim faith. Announcing that Gorilla Fighting Championship, the Russian MMA league he now runs, won’t have ring girls, he called them “ the most useless people in martial arts.” Jake Paul fighting another ex-UFC star after loss to Tyson Fury’s brotherīefore he retired earlier this year, UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov was known for fearlessly mauling opponents.īut lately, he’s picked an unlikely adversary: ring girls. Heart-wrenching reason UFC contender hated being on the prelimsĮx-UFC fighter busted in connection to $200K jewelry theft faces weapons, drug charges Ring girls have always been part of Combat Sport events and it seems like they are here to stay for a long time.Meet Charly Arnolt, ex-ESPN reporter and former WWE ring announcer The most experienced of them all Arianny Celeste in cryptic response said: “Sorry we make u uncomfortable”. Nurmagomedov’s comments didn’t sit well with female fighters as well as the ring girls with many boldly responding. My name is Khabib.” Khabib disagrees with the concept of Ring Girls ![]() We read history to avoid mistakes of the past in the future. I realize that is a history (behind ring card girls). You can show that it is the second round on the screen. “Look, I don’t want to offend anyone: Ring girls are the most useless people in martial arts, What is their function? I have a question. There wasn’t much issue with the ring girls until UFC ‘Hall of Famer’ Khabib Nurmagomedov was asked in an event whether he will have ring girls in his own fighting promotion ‘Eagle FC’. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s comments on Ring Girls Along with Arianny Celeste, Britney Palmer, Christy Blair, Vanessa Hanson, and Luciana Andrade are some of the most regular ring girls which could be seen at every UFC event. Obviously, most of that money comes from ventures outside the organization but Celeste has been with the UFC since 2006, so it’s pretty obvious that she is taken care of by the UFC financially. ![]() Cause you’re going out there and fighting and you’re putting your Brain cells on the line and f****** ring card girls are making $70,000, which is utterly f****** ridiculous.”Īrianny Celeste reportedly makes one million dollars a year making her the highest-paid octagon girl by a mile. Hall said “You don’t have to go too much into details but I know people that are making, which is ridiculous. Recently, retired UFC middleweight Uriah Hall brought up the fighter-pay issue, accusing the UFC of paying ring card girls more money than the fighters who are risking their lives inside the octagon. Current Women’s Flyweight champ with the Ring Girls But the last UFC event in Abu Dhabi (UFC 274) was conducted in the beautiful presence of ring girls and it doesn’t seem to be any different on October 22nd at UFC 280. With some strict Islamic Laws in the UAE, there was some uncertainty about whether the ring girls will get the green light for the event. Although the UFC doesn’t seem to be bothered about the fire ring girls are getting in recent times as they continue to be an integral part of the ceremonial weigh-in shows and the fight nights. In recent times there has been quite a debate on ring girls and whether they should be a necessity for every combat sports event. “Beautiful women is a decoration of any event”, that’s what current UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina ‘Bullet’ Shevchenko had to say about the importance and necessity of ring girls. ![]()
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