According to Terra Sports (via MMAMania), Brazilian model Maria Melilo has reportedly been hired as a guest Octagon Girl for UFC 134, August 27th in Rio De Janeiro — beating out other local ring girl hopefuls like Carol Dias and Juliana Salimeni. But don’t worry, she’s qualified. Maria (also known as “Meg”) has held round-cards for Brazilian MMA promotions including Jungle Fight, has appeared in Brazilian Playboy, and won the 11th season of Big Brother Brasil. Check out lots more photos of her after jump, and share your thoughts in the comments section…
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According to Terra Sports (via MMAMania), Brazilian model Maria Melilo has reportedly been hired as a guest Octagon Girl for UFC 134, August 27th in Rio De Janeiro — beating out other local ring girl hopefuls like Carol Dias and Juliana Salimeni. But don’t worry, she’s qualified. Maria (also known as “Meg”) has held round-cards for Brazilian MMA promotions including Jungle Fight, has appeared in Brazilian Playboy, and won the 11th season of Big Brother Brasil. Check out lots more photos of her after jump, and share your thoughts in the comments section…
The UFC’s next big event goes down May 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, featuring the third meeting between champion Frankie Edgar and arch-rival Gray Maynard, as well as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt Hamill and Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson. The UFC 130 lineup also includes Miguel Torres, Thiago Alves, Stefan Struve, and the return of Jorge Santiago. Start getting psyched now, because there ain’t a hell of a lot going on until then…
The UFC’s next big event goes down May 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, featuring the third meeting between champion Frankie Edgar and arch-rival Gray Maynard, as well as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt Hamill and Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson. The UFC 130 lineup also includes Miguel Torres, Thiago Alves, Stefan Struve, and the return of Jorge Santiago. Start getting psyched now, because there ain’t a hell of a lot going on until then…
The UFC announced yesterday that featherweight veteran Rani Yahya — who most recently scored an upset decision over Mike Brown at Fight for the Troops 2 — has suffered an injury, and will not be able to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 131 (June 11th, Vancouver). Filling in for him will be Octagon first-timer Jason “Shotgun” Young (8-3), a former Cage Rage lightweight champion based in London, England. Last month, Young competed at Ontario’s first sanctioned MMA event, where he scored a unanimous decision over Jorge Britto. (You can see Jason talk about that match here, if you want to get a sense of the dude’s vibe.)
The UFC announced yesterday that featherweight veteran Rani Yahya — who most recently scored an upset decision over Mike Brown at Fight for the Troops 2 — has suffered an injury, and will not be able to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 131 (June 11th, Vancouver). Filling in for him will be Octagon first-timer Jason “Shotgun” Young (8-3), a former Cage Rage lightweight champion based in London, England. Last month, Young competed at Ontario’s first sanctioned MMA event, where he scored a unanimous decision over Jorge Britto. (You can see Jason talk about that match here, if you want to get a sense of the dude’s vibe.)
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