WNBA star Sophie Cunningham made a surprise cameo as a UFC ring girl during the highly-anticipated UFC 329 fight on Saturday, July 11, and fans went wild for the blonde athlete's unexpected appearance. However, many were focused on one interesting detail: she didn't wear shoes for the event.
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The Fever star appeared during the co-main event between Paddy Pimblett, who won the fight, and Benoît Saint Denis at T-Mobile Arena. She wore a black bodysuit and black short shorts, her signature blonde waves, and bare feet for the event, later posing with other co-main event fighter Max Holloway, who technically beat Conor McGregor after the UFC legend suffered an injury moments into the first round.
Sophie Cunningham poses with UFC star Max HollowayGetty
She recreated her viral pointing moment for the photo after drawing controversy for pointing at Mercury star DeWanna Bonner during a game weeks prior.
"The fact that he has on shoes but she doesn’t hahahahahahahaha," said one fan after seeing the photo with Holloway. Another questioned, "Why is she barefoot?" while a commenter responded, "Why not? That is total bad a-- of her to be barefoot all night. It’s a new fashion statement." A fourth contended, "She gonna get staph."
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Other fans were excited to see Cunningham either way. "I switched over to watch the last couple of fights and I'm like holy s--t, that girl looks just like Sophie Cunningham!" one wrote. "That was unexpected."
Sophie Cunningham as UFC Ring GirlGetty
Perhaps most interesting about Cunningham choosing to walk the ring sans shoes is that her own Adidas collaboration's drop date was announced the same day. Cunningham is set to release her hot pink and baby blue "Crazy Energy" sneaker with pink and orange soles on July 24. According to Bleacher Report, the exclusive colorway will be available for $120.
The unique choice in footwear (or lack thereof) could probably be attributed to the fact that the cameo was unplanned. “(We decided) eight minutes before she did it,” UFC CEO Dana Whiterevealed at the post-fight press conference. “I love Sophie Cunningham. We’ve created a relationship. She was here tonight, and when she walked in, she goes, ‘Oh, I want to walk around that.’ I said, ‘Then you’re going to walk around it!’... She’s fun."
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