The stunning Arianny Celeste has been the UFC’s poster girl for quite a long time. Being a ring girl for the UFC since 2006, Celeste has been through it all. An employee of the UFC for 17 years, Celeste has managed to amass quite a large sum in the time she has worked with the UFC.
Given Celeste’s longevity in the promotion, her success is quite apparent. But just how much did she make in her time with the Dana White-led company?
Arianny Celeste’s UFC career
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Penelope López Márquez a.k.a Arianny Celeste was born on November 12, 1985, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Celeste had quite a successful career as a ring girl in the UFC and it looked like she was destined for greatness from the get-go.
She made her debut in the Octagon all the way back in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada in 2006, even winning the “RGOTY” award in her first year. She would win the award for 4 consecutive years from 2008 to 2011 at the MMA Awards. During her 17-year career, Celeste was awarded the ‘Ring Girl of the Year’ award 6 times.
The only other Octagon girl to have competed with Celeste is her long-time friend, Brittney Palmer. She also made her last walk in the UFC in 2023 and retired at the same time as her close friend and colleague.
Celeste’s surprising retirement
UFC 296 sadly happened to be the last time that long-time UFC ring girl, Brittney Palmer, made her last walk in the promotion. However, this wasn’t the end of bad news for UFC fans, as Celeste would also soon follow suit.
UFC CEO, Dana white would announce during the post-fight press conference of UFC 296 that Arianny Celeste would also be following Palmer in retiring from being a ring girl. White on the two OG’s leaving, he said, “We loved having them here and yeah it’s all good.”
Despite Celeste leaving her gig of being a ring girl, there are a lot of options available for her. The 38-year-old managed to juggle quite a lot of things while working for the UFC.
Arianny Celeste’s other work & ventures
While being featured on UFC events, she also ventured out into the world of hosting, modeling and even interviewing. Celeste gained most of her popularity during her time in the UFC, but something that a lot of people don’t know is that the retired UFC octagon girl was the co-host of a car show called, “Overhaulin”. She was also featured multiple times in the “Playboy” magazine. Going forward with her life, the 6-time “RGOTY” aware winner looks to aim at being an interviewer once again after her retirement.
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The 38-year-old also dabbles in real estate and other ventures such as sharing exclusive content on OnlyF**s, which makes it seem like the retired UFC octagon girl doesn’t need to worry too much about her future as she looks to have set a very comfortable life ahead of her. This begs us to question how much the retired has made in her career. So here is an estimation of Arianny Celeste’s Net Worth.
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Arianny Celeste’s net worth: Is she the highest-paid ring girl?
Arianny Celeste is without a doubt one of the most, if not the most successful ring girls on the planet. And this can be credited to her insanely stern work ethic. It has been said that Celeste made around $70,000 per event. This information, however, has been claimed to have been false by the retired UFC ring girl herself. She has spoken up and defended her colleagues and herself when faced with criticism of them being overpaid by critics and some UFC fighters.
It is reported that Arianny Celeste has a net worth of an impressive 3.4 million USD. Among complaints of ring girls making much more than most UFC fighters, Arianny Celeste has made it clear that she makes most of her income from gigs outside of the UFC. The 38-year-old claimed that she earns most of her income through her OnlyF*ns account and her real estate.
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One thing that no one can take for granted is how she supported the UFC and how she has been with the promotion for a very big portion of her life. She has been loved throughout her career and for good reason. Now Arianny Celeste has quite a lot of time on her hands to focus on growing the other aspects of her life.
