UFC Ring Girls – Top 10 Of All Time

ufc ring girls at an eventSince the UFC started to make its mark back in the mid-2000’s UFC ring girls have been a constant feature at MMA events. At the start of each fight and in between rounds you will always see a stunningly beautiful, scantily clad woman doing laps around the UFC Octagon to keep fans and the audience […]

ufc ring girls at an event

Since the UFC started to make its mark back in the mid-2000’s UFC ring girls have been a constant feature at MMA events.

At the start of each fight and in between rounds you will always see a stunningly beautiful, scantily clad woman doing laps around the UFC Octagon to keep fans and the audience watching at home updated and entertained.

Over the years plenty of UFC ring girls have come and gone without making too much of an impact. But this list isn’t about them. This list is about highlighting the best UFC ring girls ever, the ones who have become fan favourites, left a legacy, or continue to do the damn thing in a pandemic hit world. Here’s the LowKickMMA top 10 ring girls of all time.

Holly Madison

No UFC ring girl list would be complete without Holly Madison so we just had to mention her even though she didn’t actually make our official top 10. The former girlfriend of Hugh Heffner lived in the Playboy Mansion for several years and already had a huge profile before working with the UFC. The promotion was dead set on staging their biggest event ever for UFC 100 back in 2009. Until this day they pay-per-view remains one of the biggest in company history. It was stacked with huge fight after huge fight. A heavyweight title bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir topped the card, while Georges St. Pierre defended his welterweight belt against Thiago Alves in the co-main event. Before that, Dan Henderson scored one of the most vicious and iconic knockouts off all time to settle the score with Michael Bisping who had been goading him during the build-up

Such a historic card needed a special addition to the UFC ring girl team. In steps Madison who made her one and only appearance for the UFC, adding another touch of epicness to one of the best night’s in the sport’s history.

Since her very brief stint as an MMA ring girl Madision has enjoyed great success, starring in several movies and TV shows. However, since 2015 she has taken time away to look after her young children. The 40-year-old is recently divorced so perhaps we will see her step back into the limelight sooner rather than later.

UFC Ring Girls Top 10

<h3>#10: Jhenny Andrade</h3>

This Brazilian is a relative newcomer in comparison to some of the ladies on this list but nonetheless Jhenny Andrade has well and truly earned her place among the best ring card girls ever. She became the first non-American to win the best ring card girl award in 2016 and defended the title successfully in 2017 and 2018.

#9: Edith Labelle

Edith Labelle quickly became a fan favourite after joining the UFC in 2007. The first-ever Canadian ring girl spent two years with the company before being fired in the aftermath of UFC 100. Labelle was supposed to work the event but failed to show up due to food poisoning, but rumors swirled that she was actually suffering from a hangover. The UFC seemed to believe them, and Labelle never worked as a ring girl ever again.

Since leaving the UFC Labelle has gone from strength to strength. The 38-year-old currently works for London based MMA promotion Cage Warriors as a post-fight interviewer. So fans hoping to see her can still do so using their UFC Fight Pass.

#8: Carly Baker

The first-ever European UFC ring girl of course makes our list! Carly Baker made her promotional debut at UFC London back in 2013. Baker enjoyed her most successful year to date in 2019, picking up the ring girl of the year award at the World MMA Awards. The Wimbledon, London native is of course a model and has had great success through years featuring for the likes of FHM and Nuts Magazine. She has also starred in adverts for betting outlet Coral. Baker is not just a pretty face though – she has signed record deals during her rise to prominence and has co-writing credits with Kasabian and Take That’s Gary Barlow.

#7: Chandella Powell

Chandella Powell became the first African American UFC ring girl in 2010. The newcomer continued to work as a Playboy Bunny Hostess at the Palm Casino, in Las Vegas during her time with the promotion. Powell’s two-year run as a ring girl came to an abrupt end after it was discovered she had previously taken soft-core pornographic photos.

Powell made the below public apology, but it wasn’t enough to save her job.

“When you are young, you often don’t realize that your actions have consequences. I made a bad decision about ten years ago, but you learn from these moments. There is nothing I can do to change the past, and believe me, if I could, I would. That decision doesn’t represent who I am today. All I can do now is put the past behind me and move forward. I am sorry to disappoint any of my fans and my family at Zuffa. I love you guys :)”

#6: Chrissy Blair

Chrissy Blair joined the UFC back in 2013 but unlike many, she came to the company already known to a lot of MMA fans. Away from her fledgling modeling career Blair worked as a ring girl for Strikeforce before it was bought out by Zuffa. Blair made to the switch to the UFC and hasn’t looked back. Even in 2020 she remains active and is one of the few ring girls still getting work during the coronavirus pandemic. Away from her work in MMA Blair owns Kalumi Beauty, a company that creates Marine Collagen protein bars they call a “powerful beauty supplement and delicious snack.”

#5: Logan Stanton

Logan Stanton was like a breath of fresh air when she arrived on the scene. She remains popular among old school UFC fans more than a decade after her time with the UFC came to an end. The young beauty didn’t fit the typical UFC ring girl type, and this was something she realized. For that reason, she wasn’t overly surprised or upset when the company chose to let her go back in 2009.

“I was definitely upset but at the same time, I was never going to make a career out of being a ring girl. It is what it is. It was a job and although I loved it, life goes on and there’s a ton of work in L.A. to keep me busy.”

“I pretty much knew from the beginning that I didn’t fit the ring-girl type. Going into it, I told the UFC that this is how I am and that I wasn’t going to get fake boobs.”

#4: Amber Nichole Miller

The first-ever UFC ring girl of course makes our list. Amber Nichole Miller made her company debut at UFC 34 back in 2001. Miller paved the way for every girl who has come after her. She made her final appearance for the company at UFC 60. Currently, she is dating former UFC light-heavyweight champion Tito Oritz and has been since 2014. Miller helps raise Ortiz’s twin boys who the MMA legend was given full custody of after his divorce from pornstar Jenna Jameson in 2013.

#3: Rachelle Leah

Joining the UFC at the tender age of 19 Rachelle Leah made an incredible impact. Leah made her debut at UFC 48 in 2004 and quickly became popular among fight fans. Not only was she a great ring girl she was the first who was able to cross over into “proper” TV work. Leah has made appearances and even hosted shows which include Sexiest NYC Bartenders, Women of Action, Casino Cinema, Inside the UFC, and The Ultimate Fighter. Leah was last seen working alongside Jay Glazer and former two-weight UFC champion Randy Couture on a weekly show called MMAthletics.

#2: Brittney Palmer

Just missing out on the first prize is Britteny Palmer. The two-time winner of the ring girl of the year at the World MMA Awards has become a household name among UFC fans. Palmer burst on to the scene in 2012 and has been with the company ever since. She is one of the few girls still working events despite the ongoing pandemic.

Palmer is not just a pretty face though, the 33-year-old is also a very talented artist. She studied classic portraiture at UCLA and attended Brentwood Art Center. Today she is well known for her vibrant abstracts and portrait depictions of pop icons.

#1: Arianny Celeste

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Arianny Celeste of course tops our list! The 34-year-old joined the UFC all the way back in 2006 and has become a legend in MMA circles. Since the World MMA Awards began in 2008 she has won the ring girl of the year award six times – more than anyone else. Celeste has featured in five different UFC video games, hosted a TV show alongside Joe Rogan, and even got into a public spat with MMA legend Ronda Rousey.

Away from her work with the UFC Celeste is of course a very successful model who has been featured in the likes of Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Maxim, and FHM. The fan favourite is currently taking some well earned time away from ring girl duties as she is set to welcome her first child.

Everyone at LowKickMMA wishes Arianny and her family the best – let’s hope we see her back working as a UFC ring girl in the near future.

Craziest Tattoos in the UFC

The UFC is home to some massive hits, extreme characters, and most importantly for you sports bettors, some fantastic odds and promotions. If this Is what you are seeking, you will be pleased to know that the Bethard bonus code provides exactly this. So if you do follow the UFC and you enjoy making the […]

The UFC is home to some massive hits, extreme characters, and most importantly for you sports bettors, some fantastic odds and promotions. If this Is what you are seeking, you will be pleased to know that the Bethard bonus code provides exactly this. So if you do follow the UFC and you enjoy making the odd wager or two, this is definitely worth checking out.

As we all know, no two bookmakers have been created equally. Therefore if you feel like checking out a different platform, there are a few other promotions and betting markets that are given here. There are some really huge fights due to take place this year as well, so now is the perfect time to check out what these sites have to offer.

The UFC is more than just violence and martial arts, however, and you may have noticed this already. Some of the fighters have some crazy tattoos on their bodies, for a bunch of different reasons. We checked out the fighters with the craziest tattoos in 2020, and have given these to you right here.

Tattoo Mania

  1. Conor Mcgregor
Conor McGregor
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We probably shouldn’t be so surprised that Conor McGregor makes an appearance on this list, for he does seem a little bit out there at times. We’re not quite sure where to begin with his tattoos really, but he has a tiger, his last name, a gorilla with wings, which also seems to be consuming a heart of some sort – he really has gone all out on his body ink.

McGregor seems to be adding to his collection of body tattoos as well, so who knows what he may come out with next. Whatever he chooses, there is one thing we can be sure of, that it will be wacky and wonderful. 

  • 2. Adrian Perez

If there was one guy that you wouldn’t want to come across on a dark evening, it would be Adrian Perez. We don’t know many guys in the UFC that have decided to tattoo such an extensive area of their own face, but this is exactly what Perez has done. Perhaps more famously, he has decided to shave his eyebrows and replace them with flame tattoos.

In addition to this, Perez has chosen to get ‘king of the cage’ tattooed across his scalp, which would seem a bit strange given his terrible record in the UFC (2-12). 

  • 3. Alan Belcher

We’ve all got our own heroes in this life, for many different reasons. We may have our own favorite athlete, favorite author, or some form of philanthropist that we’ve grown to love. However, we are not too sure that there are many people out there that adore Johnny Cash, not in the way that Alan Belcher seems to adore him anyway.

Alan Belcher decided to get Johnny Cash’s face tattooed on his arm for reasons that will likely remain a mystery for average folks like us, but hey, Belcher obviously felt that this was a great tattoo to get. 

Weili Zhang Moves Above Valentina Shevchenko In the P4P Rankings

Weili ZhangStrawweight champion Weili Zhang has surprisingly moved above flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko in the latest UFC’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings update. The first ever Chinese UFC champion made a successful first title defence against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 this past weekend. Zhang earned a razor thin split decision victory in an all-time great fight in […]

Weili Zhang

Strawweight champion Weili Zhang has surprisingly moved above flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko in the latest UFC’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings update.

The first ever Chinese UFC champion made a successful first title defence against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 this past weekend. Zhang earned a razor thin split decision victory in an all-time great fight in the co-main event.

According to the media members in charge of the UFC rankings system, that win was enough to make her the #2 female fighter. That’s above Ukrainian Shevchenko who sits in third and one spot below double-champ Amanda Nunes who tops the list.

This is quite the surprise considering Shevchenko has had a long reign at the top of MMA. ‘Bullet’ is the inaugural flyweight UFC champion and has three defences of her 125lb title.

Last time out she dominated and stopped top flyweight contender Katlyn Chookagian‘ at UFC 247. Besides that her record is littered with big wins over stars in the sport including Holly Holm, Liz Carmouche, Julian Pena and Joanna Jedrezejcyzk – who she beat much easier than Zhang did. Check out the full updated womens pound-for-pound rankings below.

WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS

  1. Amanda Nunes
  2. Weili
    Zhang +1
  3. Valentina
    Shevchenko -1
  4. Jessica
    Andrade
  5.  Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  6. Rose
    Namajunas
  7.  Tatiana Suarez
  8. Holly
    Holm -1
  9. Germaine
    De Randamie
  10. Aspen Ladd
  11. Katlyn Chookagian
  12.  Jessica Eye
  13. Julianna Pena
  14. Nina Ansaroff
  15. Claudia Gadelha

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Weili Zhang be rated above Valentina Shevchenko in the women’s P4P rankings?

Five Potential Fights To Be Thankful For In 2019

With today being Thanksgiving, we take a look to the future with five fights we should be thankful for – and that need to happen – in 2019. In 2018, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor made his return to the Octagon, Jon “Bones” Jones is tentatively back, and there are rumblings that Georges St-Pierre wants to […]

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With today being Thanksgiving, we take a look to the future with five fights we should be thankful for – and that need to happen – in 2019.

In 2018, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor made his return to the Octagon, Jon “Bones” Jones is tentatively back, and there are rumblings that Georges St-Pierre wants to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov. Life has been good for MMA fans lately, and it could get even better in 2019.

It’s one thing to have high-profile fighters on your roster, and it’s another thing altogether to book the big-time fights the fans want to see. To be fair, the UFC matchmakers are some of the best in the business. And more times than not they get it right.

That being said, there are times when you are left scratching your head wondering how some fights get made. Daniel Cormier’s recent title defense over Derrick Lewis comes to mind. Regardless, we take a look at five fights that need to happen in 2019. The list starts here, enjoy.

“DC” vs. Brock Lesnar

This is one of those fights I never knew I wanted to see until I did.

If Cormier does only have one fight left will it be the big payday he deserves in Lesnar? It looks that way, but in this crazy sport, you never know.

From a competitive standpoint, Lesnar probably doesn’t deserve an immediate title shot upon his return to the Octagon. He is 0-2 (1 NC) in his last three fights and hasn’t officially won a fight since 2010. Yes, since 2010 against Shane Carwin at UFC 116. Let that sink in.

Either way, I still believe this fight needs to happen in 2019. And with Dana White recently coming out and saying he hopes “DC” postpones retirement, this may not be the last fight Cormier finds himself in the new year.

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Seven Most Bizarre Finishes In MMA History

Building off UFC Denver’s most unexpected knockout, we decided to take a look at some of MMA’s most bizarre finishes. We have 25 years of fights to choose from. Last weekend’s (Nov. 10, 2018) UFC Denver was the promotion’s 25th-anniversary show. The main event between Yair Rodriguez and Chan Sung Jung will go down in […]

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Building off UFC Denver’s most unexpected knockout, we decided to take a look at some of MMA’s most bizarre finishes. We have 25 years of fights to choose from.

Last weekend’s (Nov. 10, 2018) UFC Denver was the promotion’s 25th-anniversary show. The main event between Yair Rodriguez and Chan Sung Jung will go down in history as one of the best fights of all-time and one of the most insane ending sequences you will ever see in MMA.

The UFC has given fans 25 years of MMA and given birth to countless other promotions that have in turn provided fans with even more entertaining fights.

In a sport where you are literally fighting for your life, the term bizarre can be far-ranging. For that reason, and for the sake of this list, let’s just say a bizarre ending in a fight is something that is likely never to happen again.

The list starts here, enjoy.

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Anderson Silva’s Broken Leg

When Anderson Silva broke his leg in his championship title rematch with Chris Weidman, it was the first time many fans had ever seen an injury of that ilk.

It was not, however, the first time that same leg break injury had happened inside the Octagon. The now-deceased Corey Hill broke his leg at UFC Fight for the Troops on Dec. 10, 2008. Unfortunately, many fighters in several different promotions have since suffered similar leg injuries.

Silva has now fully recovered from this bizarre fight-ending injury but he has only had three fights since that fateful night in December 2013.

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Six Biggest Takeaways From An Insane UFC 230

The UFC’s annual Madison Square Garden pay-per-view (PPV) event is in the books. UFC 230 provided some great bouts and moments for fans in New York. Daniel Cormier defended his title against “The Black Beast” Derrick Lewis in the main event, Chris Weidman and Jacaré Souza put on a show for the fans in an […]

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The UFC’s annual Madison Square Garden pay-per-view (PPV) event is in the books. UFC 230 provided some great bouts and moments for fans in New York.

Daniel Cormier defended his title against “The Black Beast” Derrick Lewis in the main event, Chris Weidman and Jacaré Souza put on a show for the fans in an instant classic middleweight co-main event. The rest of the PPV main card was entertaining and not to mention the prelims provided us with some fantastic fights.

After a whirlwind weekend of fights, it can be difficult to organize your thoughts regarding the outcomes. After all, there were a total of 12 fights at UFC 230. That’s why we here at LowkickMMA have done the legwork for you.

Here are the six biggest takeaways from an insane UFC 230.

“DC” Has Claim At Being GOAT

At this point in his Hall of Fame career, it can be argued that Daniel Cormier is in the running for greatest of all-time.

The 39-year-old Cormier will most likely hang up the gloves after he fights Brock Lesnar in the first quarter of 2019. If he beats Lesnar as most expect he will, he will retire with a record of 23-1(1) with the only loss being to his rival Jon Jones.

Whether he is competing at light heavyweight or he is defending his title at heavyweight, “DC” just gets it done. He is a winner in every sense of the word.

His victory over Derrick Lewis was expected, but the manner in which Cormier beat Lewis is what continually impresses fight fans. ‘DC” didn’t have to absorb one power punch from “The Black Beast.” He was able to execute his game plan to a tee.

It’s my belief that not only does Cormier have a claim at being the GOAT, but I believe he has dominated time and again that he is deserving of that title.

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