(Props: chokevic via Edith Labelle)

Long before we knew the names Arianny and Brittney, or Chrissy and Vanessa, the UFC’s round-card holders were a revolving door of anonymous female talent, often clad in denim ass-shorts and bedazzled halter-tops. And dammit, we liked it that way.

This must-see highlight reel takes us through 20 years of UFC ring girl history, from the delightful trashiness of the ’90s to the uniformed polish of today. The only gripe I have is the conspicuous absence of Ali Sonoma. WTF, guys. You can’t whitewash history.

(EHRMAGERD, URPSKERTS.)

As we mentioned last week, UFC ring girls Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer scored the cover and a fantastic cheerleader-themed pictorial in the May 2013 issue of British FHM. We just discovered a bunch of the photos online via FHM’s Facebook page and HawtCelebs.com, and we’ve posted our favorites below. Click all images for full-size versions, and visit FHM.com for a lovely video from Arianny and Brittney’s photoshoot.

(Photo via Jessica Sutton’s Model Mayhem page. Click for larger version. Full gallery is after the jump.)

A member of World Series of Fighting‘s all-star crew of ring girls, Jessica Sutton is a New Jersey-bred model who will be returning to her home state for WSOF 2: Arlovski vs. Johnson this Saturday in Atlantic City. Now making her home in Las Vegas, the self-described “hustler” also works as a rental property owner, licensed hair-stylist, and cocktail waitress. Check out more of our favorite Jessica Sutton photos in the gallery below, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter for more!

After making their debuts as guest Octagon girls in 2011 — see here and here — models Chrissy Blair (the blonde one) and Vanessa Hanson (the brunette) moved to Strikeforce, where they held round cards until that promotion’s collapse. Luckily, we haven’t seen the last of them. The UFC announced yesterday that Chrissy and Vanessa have been added to the UFC’s ring girl rotation, and will be in action at the TUF 17 Finale, April 13th in Las Vegas.

In honor of this fantastic news, we’ve collected 30 of our all-time favorite photos of Chrissy and Vanessa, which we’ve arranged in the gallery after the jump. Enjoy, and follow the girls on twitter @chrissy_blair and @vanessa_hanson!

(Click for larger version. Full gallery is after the jump.)

Mega-props to BabesofMMA for introducing us to Sierra Rene, a 22-year-old Greek/Italian goddess based in Cleveland who has been featured in Fight! Magazine, Ultimate MMA Magazine, and The Ring Magazine, and serves as a ring girl for Rocktagon MMA. According to this interview, Sierra was previously in school for architectural engineering, “with an idea of designing the world’s greatest mall.” She loves raw oysters, and enjoys designing her own swimsuits, painting, alchemy [Ed. note: Whoa, seriously?], and of course, working out.

Check out lots more of our favorite Sierra Rene photos in the gallery below, and follow her life on Twitter and Facebook!

As announced at yesterday’s UFC on FUEL 8 pre-fight press conference, South Korean TV personality and pop singer SuJung Lee (aka Su Jung Lee, aka Lee Su Jung) will serve as a guest Octagon Girl at this weekend’s “Silva vs. Stann” event in Saitama, Japan, where she’ll be joined by the returning Azusa Nishigaki.

“It’s really nerve-wracking but also exciting to be chosen as a UFC ring girl,” SuJung said. “I want to show all the fans the charms of a Korean ring girl.”

Check out some of our favorite SuJung Lee photos in the gallery after the jump — as well as a video from her UFC photoshoot — and follow her on Facebook for lots more.

(Photo via facebook.com/sarabeverley. Full gallery is after the jump.)

Adding to their long tradition of stunning British ring girls, BAMMA has just brought on Manchester-based model Sara Beverley (a.k.a. Sara Beverley Jones), who will make her promotional debut at BAMMA 12: Wallhead vs. Veach, March 9th at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena. Sara began working as a professional model at the age of 16, before branching out to television appearances, promotional work, and pageant competitions; she competed in the Miss England finals in both 2006 and 2009.

Get to know Sara better on Twitter and Facebook, and check out some more great Sara Beverley photos in our gallery below. And be sure to watch BAMMA 12 on AXS-TV (US), The Fight Network (Canada), Channel 5 (UK), and TV Esporte Interativo (Brazil).

(Photo via @misscarlybaker. Full gallery is after the jump.)

As confirmed by the UFC UK twitter account, British “model/dancer/singer/actress/presenter” Carly Baker will appear as a guest Octagon Girl for UFC on FUEL 7: Barao vs. McDonald, February 16th at the Wembley Arena in London. Hailing from South West London, Carly has been modeling since the age of 14, and was formerly a member of the pop music groups Mynxsters, Holla, and SW1. (Never heard of any of them, but I’m going to assume they were all fantastic.) She has been featured in pictorials for Nuts, Zoo, FHM, and The Sun, and caught some attention after appearing in this music video.

See lots more of Carly on her official website, follow her life on Facebook and twitter, and check out some of our favorite Carly Baker photos in the gallery below…

Why don’t we just make it Brazilian Girl Week here on CagePotato? Shortly after meeting UFC ring girls Aline and Camila, we discovered another smashing specimen — Shooto Brasil‘s Aryane Steinkopf. Like Juliana Salimeni, Aryane was a member of the “Panicats” model crew on Panico na TV, and her list of credits include a cover appearance on Playboy Brazil last year.*

Check out a ton of our favorite Aryane Steinkopf photos in the gallery below, and follow her life on Facebook and twitter.

* Hit the “next page” link for some NSFW samples. You’re welcome.

(Photo via vip.abril.com.br. Click for full-size version.)

Following their recent trend of using local ring girl talent for international events, the UFC hired a pair of Brazilian models to add eye candy to this weekend’s UFC on FX 7 card — Camila Rodrigues de Oliveira (who barely exists on the Internet, unfortunately) and Aline Franzoi, a 20-year-old from Guarulhos who hosts some sort of weird kids’ show called Hora Da Festa. We decided to round up some of Aline’s best photos, which we’ve arranged in the gallery after the jump. Enjoy, and see lots more of Aline on her Facebook page.

Props to MMASucka for turning us on to model Felixia Yeap, a Miss Universe Malaysia finalist who was just picked up as a ring girl for ONE FC. A former kindergarten teacher and the imaginary girlfriend of cock-talking lawyers worldwide, Felixia hails from Kuala Lumpur and became Malaysia’s first Playboy Bunny when she was hired to work at the Playboy Club in Macao.

Check out lots more of our favorite Felixia Yeap photos in the gallery after the jump, and if you like what you see, follow her life on twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

(BLACK BARS! THE CURSE OF ALL HUMANITY!)

There are lots of reasons to love Bellator ring girl Jade Bryce. As we learned recently, she’s a passionate and knowledgable person, with genuine concern for those who are less fortunate. And the fact that she’s gorgeous from every angle and doesn’t mind shedding her clothes for our entertainment? Well, that doesn’t hurt either.

Ms. Bryce has a brand-new nude pictorial on Playboy.com, and though you have to be a Playboy Plus member to see the whole thing, Jade was cool enough to send us a few samples last night so that the Potato Nation could take a look before anyone else. Yes, these photos are quite NSFW, so for your safety, we’ve hid them behind the “next page” link after the jump.

Head to Playboy.com to see the rest of Jade Bryce’s latest Playboy spread, and write her a thank-you note on twitter @TheJadeBryce.

(That makes two of us who went commando today. Pic Props: Playboy)

By Jason Moles

After the post-fight press conference for Bellator 82, I was lucky enough to catch up with one of our all-time favorite MMA ring girls, Jade Bryce. When you’ve been around the business for any significant amount of time, you are rarely blown away during an interview — especially when you’re talking with the hired eye candy. Wouldn’t you know it, that’s exactly what happened Saturday night.

Ms. Bryce is one of the most knowledgeable and genuinely caring people in the MMA industry. During our conversation, we touched on topics ranging from her favorite fighters to her weakness for chocolate chip cookies. But it’s only when we broached the subject of what she wants for Christmas that her passion was truly enkindled. Check out the highlights of our little one-on-one below.

CagePotato: Hi, Jade, thanks for making time to speak with us. We have a few quick questions for you, which should help our readers get to know you a bit better. For starters, who is your favorite fighter?

Jade Bryce: Since I began with Bellator, I’ve always really loved Michael Chandler and the “Pitbull” brothers a lot, as well as Alexander Shlemenko. I also really like Douglas Lima and Ben Saunders, but yeah, my favorites have always been Shlemenko, “Pitbull” brothers, and Chandler. Oh! [Pat] Curran too. Which is weird because him and [Patricio] “Pitbull” are going to fight soon, so it’ll be a hard fight for me.

CP: For sure. Watching two of your favorite fighters punch each other in the face must be like torture to you. What about Ben Askren, do you think he’s going to defend his title successfully against Karl Amoussou?

JB: No.

CP: Wait, what?! You’re kidding, right? You might be the only person not from France to say that.

JB: I know, but I’m always the one to say, “I told you so.” Everyone else thought Eddie Alvarez was going to win against Chandler, but I had been saying for a year that Chandler was going to win. And no one believed me when it came to “Pitbull” or Chandler, and he has the belt now. I think Amoussou is going to do really well [in his fight against Askren.]

You already know that the Florida-based Championship Fighting Alliance has the hottest roster of ring girls out of any regional MMA promotion. So why don’t we get to know one of these ladies a little better today? Nicole Mejia is a model/actress based in Fort Lauderdale, who is also a full-time nursing student when she’s not holding round cards for CFA and traveling around the world for modeling gigs. She’s of Columbian and Italian descent, has been modeling for about two years, and enjoys working out and dancing.

Check out a glorious hand-picked selection of Nicole Mejia photos in our gallery after the jump, and get to know her even better on her Facebook and Twitter pages.

(Photo via Maxim)

Future UFC Hall of Famer Arianny Celeste is featured on the cover of the December 2012 issue of Maxim, and you can check out her pictorial in the gallery after the jump. Here’s a sample quote from her interview:

On if she’s been naughty or nice this year:
“A mixture of both, but more on the naughty side. I like to keep things interesting.”

Pick up the December 2012 issue of Maxim wherever bathroom reading material is sold.

(Full gallery is after the jump.)

The UFC revealed yesterday that its UFC on FUEL 6: Franklin vs. Le event (November 10th; Macau, China) will actually feature two guest ring girls. Joining Kang Ye-bin in the Octagon Girl pit will be Jessica Cambensy, aka Jessica C., a Chinese-Filipina-American model who originally hails from Chicago, and is currently based in Los Angeles. After kicking off her career at the age of 15, Jessica rose to prominence as a lingerie model in Hong Kong, and has also appeared in a couple movies. Check out more of our favorite Jessica Cambensy photos after the jump, and if you like what you see, be sure to follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

(Hmm. I’m gonna go with “treat.” Full gallery is after the jump.)

As first reported by The Chosun Ilbo, Korean model/TV personality Kang Ye-bin has been selected as a guest Octagon girl for the UFC’s “Franklin vs. Le” event in Macau, China on November 10th. The adorable host of UFC Inside on Korea’s Super Action channel, Kang had this to say about her new appointment:

“I’m thrilled to be Korea’s first Octagon Girl. I’m just a little anxious whether I’ll be able to do a good job, but I’ll try my best and hopefully I can raise the spirits of our three Korean fighters in the UFC. I’d like to look sexier and hotter than Arianny Celeste.”

Darlin’, you just signed your own death warrant. But while we have her around, let’s check out some of the Internet’s best Kang Ye-bin photos in the gallery below…

(Photo via Kat’s ModelMayhem page. Full gallery is after the jump.)

There are some moments in life where the only logical response is hnnnng. Discovering Kat Kelley was one of those moments. The Las Vegas-based model was recently tapped to be a ring girl for the World Series of Fighting promotion, and will be in action during its inaugural event in Las Vegas, which will air live on the NBC Sports Network at 10:30 p.m. on November 3rd. Follow Kat’s life on Twitter and Facebook, and check out a whole mess of our favorite Kat Kelley photos in the gallery below. You’re very welcome.

(Photo via Sarah’s ModelMayhem page. Full gallery is after the jump.)

Props to BabesofMMA for turning us on to the beautiful Sarah Longbottom, an internationally published glamour model and MMA ring girl from Manchester, England, who has held round cards for BAMMA UK and Bushido Challenge, among other promotions. Get to know Sarah better on her Facebook and Twitter pages, and check out more of our favorite Sarah Longbottom photos in the gallery below.

Being that I own a computer and all, I find that calendars sit very low on the “Things I Desperately Need to Purchase” list whenever I manage to escape my man cave and venture into the human world. That said, I may just have to put off purchasing that Bosch 1274DVS 3 x 21 in. Variable Speed Belt Sander the next time I make a trip to the local mini-mall, because not only do octagon girls Brittney Palmer and Arianny Celeste have some damn fine looking calendars in store for us, but apparently so do the girls from Championship Fighting Alliance.

We know what you’re thinking: “I’ve never heard of CFA before; will that impede my ability to enjoy the calendar shoot you’ve placed before me?” Well that depends; Do you have to own a Shake Weight to enjoy the commercials? That’s what we thought, so enjoy the video and keep up on all the CFA ring girl happenings over at their official website.

-J. Jones

Since you can’t have one without the other, we proudly present Australian model Kahili Blundell, the other half of the UFC’s new “Smashes” ring girl duo. The 23-year-old blonde from Sydney was named RALPH Australian Swimwear Model of the Year 2011, spent two years cheerleading in the Australian National Rugby League, and hustles on the side as a certified make up and spray-tan artist. To our knowledge, she isn’t dating a UFC fighter like her co-worker is. Check out more of our favorite Kahili Blundell photos in the gallery below, and if you like what you see, follow her on Twitter @Kahili_Blundell.

Fightlinker gives us the heads-up that Australian models Kahili Blundell and Kristie Jane McKeon have been hired as ring girls for the UFC’s upcoming Australia vs. U.K. season of The Ultimate Fighter (aka “The Smashes“). As it turns out, Kristie McKeon is the girlfriend of Smashes coach Ross Pearson, which means that on-set hooting directed at the blonde fitness instructor will probably be kept to a minimum.

In honor of Pearson’s impressive accomplishment, we’ve rounded up 16 great photos of Kristie, which you can check out in the gallery after the jump. If you like what you see, follow Kristie on twitter for more. The Smashes debuts this Wednesday on FX Australia and ESPN UK.

(Nice try, Kelli. The sign out front clearly says “NO HAND BRA.”)

Since it’s been a relatively slow news week, we figured it was time to put together a gallery that’s been on our to-do list for some time — a definitive collection of every notable MMA ring girl who has posed nude. And we don’t mean that “implied nude“ bullshit, or that cutesy rear-view-only stuff. We mean fully naked, with boobies and everything. Use the “next page” links or the links below to navigate through the gallery, and keep in mind that the NSFW photos will be linked off of those landing pages, to further guard against embarrassing misunderstandings at work.

Amii Grove
Arianny Celeste
Ashley Nicole Arthur
Ashley Salazar
Ayumi Sogawa
Brandy Brewer
Brittney Palmer
Chandella Powell
Danielle Loveland
Hayley Sams
Iryna Ivanova
Jade Bryce
Jordan Daniele
Juliana Salimeni
Logan Stanton
Maria Melilo
Paige Chapman
Paizly Contreras
Poppy Thompson
Rachelle Leah
Rhian Sudgen

(Click for full-size image.)

This double-scoop of blonde loveliness is Kendra Schnell, a Las Vegas based model who has spent the last two years carrying round cards for Tuff-N-Uff. The winner of this year’s Vegas Fighter Promo Model Search, Kendra is finishing up a marketing degree from UNLV, and digs go-karts and pizza. Be her friend on Facebook and Twitter, and check out a gallery of our favorite Kendra Schnell photos below…

(Good God. Click for full-size version.)

We are indebted to Babes of MMA for introducing us to the sexy-beyond-sexy Donna Lazarescu, a 22-year-old model based in Anaheim whose list of MMA credentials includes promo work for California Fight Syndicate and Headrush, gigs for American Martial Arts Movement Ring Girls, and the honor of being named “Miss MMA Worldwide” in MMA Worldwide International Magazine.

The Romanian-born bombshell is a pre-med student at California State University-Fullerton, and enjoys snowboarding, sushi, and electronic music. Check out some of our favorite Donna Lazarescu photos in the gallery after the jump, and if you like what you see — trust us, you will — you can get to know her better on her Facebook fan page, twitter page, and official site.

(Props: TOFantasySports via TitoCouture.com. Dang, that song is so hot right now.)

Judging from this video, the consensus Hottest Woman in MMA has some amazing new photos in store for us, and though it’s kind of optimistic for anybody to be shooting a 2013 calendar, we respect Brittney Palmer for giving it a shot. You’ll be able to purchase the calendar on BrittneyPalmer.com, where she’s currently selling prints of her paintings of Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and…Dana White? Good times.

Get psyched for Brittney Palmer’s new calendar by checking out a few of the 2012 edition’s highlights after the jump.

(Photo courtesy of the 2011 Hooters Calendar. Click for full-size version.)

Props to BabesofMMA for introducing us to MMA ring girl Dominique Alfaro, a 21-year-old model from Charlotte who carries round cards for the North Carolina-based Fight Lab Promotions. Dominique credits her look to a mix of Costa Rican, Italian, and German heritage, and describes herself as “exotic, spunky, dorky, and ambitious.” Check out some of our favorite photos of Dominque in the gallery below, and follow her on Twitter if you like what you see.

Paizly Contreras (aka “Paizly C”) is a 22-year-old model and MMA/Muay Thai ring girl based in Sacramento, who has put in work for BodyKore, Nor Cal Xtreme Combat, and Engage Fightwear. A former Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week*, Paizly was recently featured in Maxim’s 2013 Hometown Hotties competition. She loves the San Francisco 49ers and Sandra Bullock, trains Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu in her spare time, and has a big-ass tattoo that says “CONTRERAS” down the right side of her body. Check out 20 of our favorite Paizly C photos in the gallery after the jump, and follow her on Twitter and her Facebook fan page.

(Won’t you help provide a much-needed UFC ring girl uniform to an impoverished model like Georgia?)

According to a recent post on uk.ufc.com, the UFC is looking to hire a “British beauty” to be their new Octagon Girl, starting with a recurring appearance on The Ultimate Fighter Australia vs. UK – The Smashes. The new Octagon Girl could potentially go on to work at live UFC events in the U.K. and even internationally.

To fill the vacancy, there will be an open casting session this Friday, June 15th, at the Hilton Hotel on Edgware Road in London, beginning at 11 a.m. Applicants must be “aged 18-30, athletic and fit, pretty and photogenic, articulate and able to speak on camera, and have previous modelling experience.”

The U.K. arguably has the highest concentration of bomb-ass MMA ring girls per capita than any other country in the world, which means the competition on Friday will be fierce and possibly bloody. So who is most deserving of the gig? We’ve nominated our nine favorite British MMA ring girls after the jump; revisit their past work by clicking their names and photos, and vote for your favorite on our Facebook page. We’ll pass along the results to the UFC, who will most likely tell us to go fuck ourselves. But who knows — maybe your opinion can make a difference.

On to the wimmins…

(“Como um CHEFE!”)

On the last episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, Vitor Belfort out-scored Wanderlei Silva in a soccer-themed coaches’ challenge, and Gasparzinho celebrated by picking up ring girl Britney Palmer and carrying her away, kicking and screaming. Team Vitor set upon Britney like a pack of wild dogs. When the UFC’s local security crew finally dragged them off, nothing remained of Palmer but a tattered red bikini top — her shorts were devoured completely — and a pair of silicone breast-implants, picked clean of all flesh. Each member of Team Vitor received R$2,000 (approximately $980) for the win. See, this is the kind of shit you miss when you don’t watch.

Two versions of the GIF are after the jump, courtesy of The UG. In the smaller/longer one, you can catch a glimpse of Britney fleeing for her life after the abduction.