In what will no doubt long be remembered as a landmark day in the history of the sport, the UFC has today officially appointed its first Korean ring girl.

Ms Kang Ye-Bin will be the round card technician for the UFC’s upcoming event in Macao, China. The card features three Korean fighters and so Ye-Bin will also be providing moral support for her countrymen.

Ye-Bin is a well-known model in her home country of South Korea and has featured in the likes of Maxim Korea and other mainstream men’s magazines.

“I’m thrilled to be Korea’s first Octagon Girl. I’m just a little anxious whether I’ll be able to do a good job, but I’ll try my best and hopefully I can raise the spirits of our three Korean fighters in the UFC,” she is quoted as saying. “I’d like to look sexier and hotter than Arianny Celeste.”

And now without further ado, a slew of gratuitous pictures: