Aussie Ebanie Bridges fires back at UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov after he labelled ring girls ‘useless’ – as world champion opens up on her VERY bizarre fan requests
- Ebanie Bridges has fired back at Khabib Nurmagomedov over his ring girl stance
- The UFC legend labelled ring girls ‘the most useless people in martial arts’
- Bridges, 35, a former ring girl, says people should be able to decide themselves
- She also opened up on the peculiar requests she has received from her fans
Ebanie Bridges has launched a staunch defence of ring girls amid questions over their role in combat sports, telling detractors: ‘Don’t make my mind up for me’.
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov stirred controversy last year when he labelled ring girls ‘the most useless people in martial arts’, sparking backlash from the likes of Conor McGregor and Arianny Celeste.
He said: ‘What is their function? I think they are the most useless people in martial arts. What function? How? What are they doing? Tell me please.’
Ebanie Bridges has fired back at Khabib Nurmagomedov over his comments about ring girls
Yet IBF bantamweight world champion Bridges, a former ring girl before her meteoric rise in boxing, has told the Dagestani in no uncertain terms to remove himself from the debate.
‘Why are people who aren’t us, trying to take our jobs away from us?’ she told football legends Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour on Pub Talk.
‘We love it, I loved being a ring girl. I don’t think it’s useless. I loved being part of the entertainment, being paid to watch those fights.
The UFC legend labelled ring girls ‘the most useless people in martial arts’, sparking backlash
Bridges says ring girls should be left to decide what to do with their careers, not…
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