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Longtime Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer explains why ‘it was just time’ to retire from the UFC

Brittney PalmerLongtime Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer opened up about her decision to walk away from the promotion after more than…

Brittney Palmer

Longtime Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer opened up about her decision to walk away from the promotion after more than a decade with the promotion.

Palmer, who made her debut as a ring card girl at UFC 125 in 2011, announced her retirement in December at the 15th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards during her acceptance speech after winning the Ringcard Girl of the Year award

“I’ve done it for a long time and I think I’ve always had the question so many times,” Palmer said in an interview with MMA Junkie. ‘When are you going to quit? When are you going to give another girl a shot?’ I get these interview questions, and so I think about it. I’m 36 years old. I always said that once my art career started to level up to where my UFC career is and I wasn’t able to commit to both evenly, that I would have to make the decision. It was just time. You feel it.”

“… When I found out I won Ring Girl of the Year, I was actually in New York City working that event. All of a sudden, I was like, ‘You know what? Wouldn’t it just be epic if I could use this opportunity, where I have the mic, to retire.’ We don’t really get too much of a voice, so to have that opportunity I thought was just a great way to settle out the year and my career with UFC – and yeah, I did it.”

Brittney Palmer Continues to Work with the promotion behind-the-scenes

Outside of the UFC, Palmer has established herself as an accomplished contemporary artist. Though fight fans may no longer see her strutting her stuff cageside, Palmer still maintains a role with the Las Vegas-based promotion in an artistic capacity.

“I paint for the UFC now,” Palmer said. “I do their t-shirts. The last shirt that I did was for International Fight Week. … I’ve done Conor McGregor shirts. I’ve painted Jon Jones shirts. I painted, for Reebok, the UFC shirts. That’s going to be something that I want to continuously do.

“I’m working on a mural project right now, hopefully as long as everything goes as planned, I’ll be painting it during UFC 300. I will always kind of be in that world of painting with the fighters, just because I have such a good relationship with UFC and I will genuinely still watch the fights. I want to continuously be creating for them.”

Arianny Celeste Joins Brittney Palmer in Retirement Following UFC 296: ‘They’ve both done their last walk’

Brittney Palmer Arianny CelesteLongtime UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer will have some company as she goes off into retirement following the promotion’s…

Brittney Palmer Arianny Celeste

Longtime UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer will have some company as she goes off into retirement following the promotion’s final pay-per-view of 2023.

Earlier this week, Palmer announced that she would be retiring after 16 years of carrying the cards for both the WEC and the UFC. She officially laid down her shorts at the World MMA Awards while accepting Octagon Girl of the Year honors at the event.

“Thank you everyone,” Palmer said. “I truly am honored to accept this award. Thank you to the UFC. Fighter’s Only, and all the fans who voted for me. Well, there’s no better time to say it. But after 16 years with UFC, I’ve decided to retire. This weekend will be my last event, and I’m so, absolutely grateful for this unforgettable experience.”

“I’ve traveled the world and met some incredible people, and I’ve met some lifelong friends. I will forever appreciate the memories and I’m so excited for the future. Thank you to the UFC, Dana White, and to all the fans for this incredible honor. I’m truly blessed to be a part of this journey. I love you guys” (h/t Brobible).

Dana White Confirms Arianny Celeste Will Retire Alongside Brittney Palmer

As it turns out, UFC 296 served as the swan song for another fan-favorite Octagon girl, Arianny Celeste, who has been with the promotion since 2006. During his appearance at the post-fight press event, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that Celeste had also retired alongside Palmer bringing an end to an era.

“Her (Palmer) and Arianny both, they’ve both done their last walk, I guess you would call it,” White said. “We loved having them here and yeah it’s all good.”

During her time as the promotion’s premiere Octagon girl, Arianny Celeste modeled for a variety of magazines, including Maxim, FHM, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, and Fighter’s Only Magazine.

Celeste posed nude for the November 2010 issue of Playboy, which was one of the top-selling issues that year.

Beloved Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer announces her retirement after 16 years with the UFC

Brittney PalmerBrittney Palmer will be walking away from the UFC after 16 years of service with the promotion. The longtime…

Brittney Palmer

Brittney Palmer will be walking away from the UFC after 16 years of service with the promotion.

The longtime ring card girl announced her retirement while accepting the award for Best Octagon Girl at the World MMA Awards 2023 inside T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night. UFC 296 on Saturday (December 16) will serve as her swan song after more than a decade-and-a-half with the organization.

“I truly am honored to accept this award,” she said. “Thank you to the UFC, Fighter’s Only, and all the fans who voted for me. Well, there’s no better time to say it. But after 16 years with UFC, I’ve decided to retire. This weekend will be my last event, and I’m so absolutely grateful for this unforgettable experience” (h/t MMA Fighting).

Palmer got her start as a ring card girl for the WEC before the promotion was absorbed by the UFC in 2011 and quickly became a favorite among fight fans. In 2012, Palmer appeared on the cover of the March issue of Playboy Magazine, becoming just the third Octagon girl to do so.

Brittney Palmer is an accomplished artist and avid philanthropist

When she’s not running circles around the Octagon, Brittney Palmer is an avid artist and philanthropist. Her artwork, which you can view and purchase here, has raised over $100,000 in donations for a variety of causes. Palmer has also been an artist ambassador with UNICEF, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith‘s Janie’s Fund, Generation Cure, and Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way Foundation.

In July, Palmer unveiled her new art show titled “High Frequency” at Kaleidoscope Studios in the vibrant Las Vegas Arts District.

“To me, my hometown of Las Vegas has always been a city of artistic expression, but not always fully understood in depth by everyone—which reflects how I have felt internally throughout my journey as an artist and in life,” Palmer said in a press release promoting the event. “I am thrilled to share my latest body of work in the blossoming and boundless Arts District, which is reflected in “High Frequency” and my return home in a full-circle moment” (h/t PRWeb).

Veteran UFC Ring Girl Brittney Palmer Talks Future With Promotion

Tonight, UFC Octagon ring girl Brittney Palmer will complete another year with the promotion, and she doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

The 34-year-old Palmer made her debut in the Octagon back in 2005 and has been a key element of UFC car…

Brittney Palmer

Tonight, UFC Octagon ring girl Brittney Palmer will complete another year with the promotion, and she doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

The 34-year-old Palmer made her debut in the Octagon back in 2005 and has been a key element of UFC cards ever since. She most recently earned the award of “Ringcard Girl of the Year” at the 2021 World MMA Awards.

Palmer is also a prominent presence with many different brands around the world, including Reebok and W Hotels.

During a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Palmer spoke about her future with the UFC and how long she plans on working events.

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“Dana’s gonna have to drag me by my hair,” Palmer said. “Who knows? I just kind of live today, and today I’m working for UFC. So we’ll see.”

Palmer, along with ring girls such as Arianny Celeste and Brookliyn Wren, has been an important part of the entertainment aspect of MMA. Palmer has also garnered quite the following on social media, with over a million Instagram followers on her page. She also has a degree in Art History from UCLA and has showcased her artwork in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City.

Palmer will be present at the UFC Vegas 45 card tonight, which features a main event between heavyweight contenders Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus. Continuity is never a given when it comes to combat sports, but Palmer has proven to be one of the most continuous aspects of the UFC.

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Brittney Palmer, Arianny Celeste React To Khabib’s Ring Girl Comments

Brittney Palmer Khabib Nurmagomedov Arianny CelesteUFC ring girls Brittney Palmer and Arianny Celeste find former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s controversial comments regarding the purpose of ring girls quite amusing, as they responded to a meme that Conor McGregor recently posted on his Twitter page mocking his old rival. Nurmagomedov was in hot water recently after criticizing ring girls and […]

Brittney Palmer Khabib Nurmagomedov Arianny Celeste

UFC ring girls Brittney Palmer and Arianny Celeste find former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s controversial comments regarding the purpose of ring girls quite amusing, as they responded to a meme that Conor McGregor recently posted on his Twitter page mocking his old rival.

Nurmagomedov was in hot water recently after criticizing ring girls and saying that they are “the most useless people in mixed martial arts”. Palmer and Celeste, two of the most well-known ring girls who have been involved with the promotion for many years, felt disrespected by the comments and ripped Nurmagomedov in brief comments on their Instagram stories.

During a recent Moscow, Russia press conference, Nurmagomedov went off on the purpose of ring girls and questioned their position in the fight game.

“Look, I don’t want to offend anyone: Ring girls are the most useless people in martial arts,” Nurmagomedov said. “History knows many mistakes. We read history to avoid mistakes of the past in the future. If we look in history, it says they are useless. That is my personal opinion.”

Palmer and Celeste have been two of the longest-serving ring girls in UFC history, with Celeste joining the promotion in 2006 and Palmer making her first ring walk in for the UFC in 2005. Nurmagomedov is widely regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters in the history of the sport, retiring with a career record of 29-0.

Many people around the MMA community have come to the defense of ring girls such as Palmer and Celeste, such as former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. During a recent podcast interview, Bisping alluded to the concept of ring girls as a fun and entertaining aspect of the fight business.

It appears that ring girls don’t appear to be going away any time soon, much to the dismay of Nurmagomedov and others.

What are your thoughts on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s comments on ring girls in MMA?

McGregor & UFC Ring Girl Both Get A Laugh Out Of Khabib’s Comments

Both Conor McGregor and UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer are meeting Khabib’s recent ring-girls comments with utter amusement. Former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov made waves last week when he proclaimed that ring girls are useless. Here is…

Both Conor McGregor and UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer are meeting Khabib’s recent ring-girls comments with utter amusement. Former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov made waves last week when he proclaimed that ring girls are useless. Here is an excerpt of what he had to say: “Look, I don’t want to offend anyone, ring girls […]

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