Las Vegas: Besides the raw muscle and tactical supremacy of the fighters who will be on display at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 200 on Saturday, viewers world over will be treated to a high dose of glamour too with three of UFC&rsquo;s most prominent Octagon girls &mdash; Red Dela Cruz, Carly Baker and Rachelle Leah &mdash; being specifically handpicked for ringside duty at the MGM Grand Arena here.
<img title="Carly Baker" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jul/Carly-Baker-02.jpg" alt="Carly Baker" /> Carly Baker
So what&rsquo;s special about these three Octagon girls?
Manila-born Dela Cruz is the first Filipina girl in UFC and was voted into FHM&rsquo;s 100 Sexiest Women for four consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).
<img title="Rachelle Leah" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jul/Rachelle-Leah-01.jpg" alt="Rachelle Leah" />Rachelle Leah
Carly is British and has done a host of TV commercials for Playstation, Guitar Hero, Ministry of Sound, Sony TV. She&rsquo;s also a professional dancer who studied fitness and nutrition.
Rachelle, meanwhile, has been Playboy&rsquo;s "Babe of the Month" in October 2006 besides also featuring on the October cover of Maxim magazine in the same year.
<img title="Red Dela Cruz" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jul/Red-dela-Cruz-04.jpg" alt="Red Dela Cruz" /> Red Dela Cruz
Being an Octagon Girl may seem easy with the girls having it simply strut their stuff ringside as they indicate the round numbers, but it&rsquo;s years of hardwork and training that helps them stay in shape.
Dela Cruz maintains a very strict diet and supplements her "long beach walks" with "hours of strenuous dancing routines" to stay fit. "I only eat healthy foods throughout, but I have one cheat day where I can steal in a pizza or pasta," said Dela Cruz.
For Carly a hard workout does the trick. "I love to workout, swim and kick-box. I practice a lot of muay thai and love spicy food," said Carly.
Rachelle prefers the water route to stay fit. "I do a lot of swimming and wakeboarding. I enjoy snowboarding too and workout daily," she says. And needless to say, all the girls simply love their job. "I love hosting UFC. It&rsquo;s the most fun I&rsquo;ve ever had. A tiny part of our job is to hold a sign and walk around the ring, but that&rsquo;s just a tiny part. We also do all the photo shoots. We are the image of the sport," says Rachelle.
Carly feels she&rsquo;s an ambassador of fitness too. "Every day is different. I get to travel the world and I&rsquo;m very passionate about fitness. Having studied fitness and nutrition, I absolutely love spreading the word," she says.

Here&rsquo;s a sneak peak into the glamorous Octagon girls and their ringside life ahead of Saturday&rsquo;s UFC 200

UFC 200: Sneak peak into the glamorous life of Octagon girls

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Here&rsquo;s a sneak peak into the glamorous Octagon girls and their ringside life ahead of Saturday&rsquo;s UFC 200

UFC 200: Sneak peak into the glamorous life of Octagon girls

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