UFC Octagon Girl Red Dela Cruz: Dana White, Joe Rogan & Khabib, All We Know About Her Relationship With UFC

The UFC is home to some of the most beautiful Octagon girls. As such, Red Dela Cruz is one of them. The Filipino Octagon girl has been with the UFC for a few years now. And now we are here to take a look at her career as an Octagon girl and her time working with the UFC so far.

Red Dela Cruz is a 31-year-old model who started her combat sports journey as a ring girl for Guam’s Pacific Xtreme Combat. She was born in Quezon City but later shifted to Sydney, Australia. Let us take a look at her relationship with the UFC. Here we go!

Red Dela Cruz is the UFC’s first Philippines-born Octagon girl

31-year-old Red Dela Cruz is the first Philippines-born Octagon girl in Dana White‘s promotion. However, she is now a citizen of Australia. Cruz first burst onto the UFC scene after leaving her job in finance in Sydney and deciding to join the world’s biggest MMA promotion. She came under the UFC’s radar in 2015, winning a competition where the UFC was looking for an Octagon girl. Since then, Cruz has been traveling the world as part of what she deems to be a ‘dream job’. Her UFC popularity has helped her garner millions of followers on all of her social media handles combined.

During an interview with ‘The Daily Mail‘, Red Dela Cruz mentioned her relationship with Dana White. She claimed that the UFC CEO has been nothing but joyful to work for. Cruz said, “Boss Dana is super cool and very nice person! I love him. I always get nervous whenever I see and talk to him because he’s the big boss.” Moreover, she also had the chance to interact with Joe Rogan as well. “I met Joe Rogan too, in New York about three years ago. He is really nice and has great energy,” said the 21-year-old. Although the UFC keeps adding Octagon girls to the promotion, former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was never a fan of it. Let’s see what he had to say about that.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a big fan of Octagon girls

It is well known that ‘The Eagle’ does not see the point of having ring or Octagon girls in combat sports. He once termed them the most unnecessary people in MMA. However, these Octagon girls continue to be a feature of UFC events, and Red Dela Cruz even addressed the comments made by the Hall of Famer during her interview with ‘The Daily Mail’.

Red Dela Cruz seems to have no problems with what Khabib Nurmagomedov has to say about Octagon girls. She claimed that he was being honest with himself. However, that has not affected her views about being one of those girls because she loves what she does for a living. “He is just stating how he feels. I respect he is just being honest to himself. As for me, I am still an Octagon girl and I love what I do.”

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Red Dela Cruz first made her appearance in a UFC event in Manila at UFC Fight Night 66. She served alongside the long-time Octagon girl, Arianny Celeste. Since then, Cruz has made multiple appearances at many events over the years. It is safe to say that she will be a part of the UFC for many more years to come.

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