Beautiful Sophie Cunningham Takes Time from Basketball to Be Ring Girl at UFC Fight

Sophie Cunningham became the first basketball star to be a ring girl at the latest UFC event.

SOPHIE 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.

Dana 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 Sheldon

The 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.

Sophie Cunningham: The Enforcerpic.twitter.com/aOyGxFk4XH

— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 18, 2025

Cunningham is a really good player, teammate, and ring girl.