
(Who’s in the mood for a popularity contest based on the most superficial criteria possible?)
The big dance begins today, ladies and gentlemen. Our quest to crown 2011′s Hottest Woman in MMA kicks off after the jump with the first half of the round-of-16, plus a bonus vote to determine the Wild Card spot in Pool B. (We won’t ruin the surprise, but let’s just say that one of the competitors has an adorable South African accent, one of them is occasionally referred to as “the beautiful” by Mike Goldberg, and one has a cartoonishly huge ass.)
Here’s what to do: With the help of the photographic aids we’ve provided below, cast your vote for your favorite lady in each of the five polls; hit that ”next page” link when you’re done with each one. Any questions, let us know in the comments section, and be sure to come back on Friday to decide the other half of the Grand Prix round-of-16.
Note: If you don’t see the poll widget under each pairing of girls, please refresh your browser, or switch to one that doesn’t suck. And please forgive the janky formatting on pages 2 and 4; not sure what’s up with that. Now let’s go to work…
Arianny Celeste (#1 seed)
Who is she: The UFC Octagon Girl Queen Bee, and relentless self-tweeter. Can often be found in a threesome. Posed nude in Playboy, which got us into a bit of trouble last year…but we forgive her.
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Marloes Coenen (#8 seed)
Who is she: Strikeforce’s 135-pound women’s champion. Despite ten hard years in the fight business, the Dutch submission specialist has managed to retain the kind of natural beauty worthy of a J.Crew catalog model.










Everyone has it wrong. Stephanie Ann Cook is da bomb! So cute and sexy, sweet and such a great person. Spent time with her last week and in awe of everything she does. VOTE STEPHANIE!!