Sophie Cunningham Takes a Moment from Basketball to Be a Ring Girl at UFC Fight - Joe Hoft
Sophie Cunningham became the first basketball star to be a ring girl at the latest UFC event.
ADVERTISEMENTSOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IS THE GREATEST RING GIRL OF ALL TIME!!!😂😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/ovINsix6XH
— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) July 12, 2026
Cunningham on how she became a ring girl at UFC Fight Night on Saturday night. She learned of her new gig only minutes before carrying her card.
Sophie Cunningham on the ring girl experience: https://t.co/hF5qsFakZo pic.twitter.com/PE4gDkvSrl
— Tony East (@TonyREast) July 12, 2026
Dana White talked about Cunningham’s request to walk around the ring.
ADVERTISEMENTDana White talks about his great relationship with Sophie Cunningham and how she became a “UFC ring girl” last night.
This is driving the liberal sports media batshit crazy 😂 pic.twitter.com/mdntwVRR7P
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) July 12, 2026
Cunningham gained notoriety last year after she was traded to the Indiana Fever to play alongside Caitlin Clark. Cunningham was known as the enforcer after she stood up against players in the violent league who attacked Caitlin Clark. In one game three players attacked Clark. Clark was assessed a technical – unblievable.
This play resulted in:
A Technical foul for Caitlin Clark
A Tecnical foul for Marina Mabrey
A Flagrant foul for Jacey SheldonThe WNBA is not a serious league https://t.co/7IjSmNf1tz
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 18, 2025
Later in the game, Cunningham stood up against the violent girls who attacked Clark.
Cunningham is a really good player, teammate, and ring girl.Sophie Cunningham: The Enforcerpic.twitter.com/aOyGxFk4XH
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 18, 2025