UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou is now set to become the first ring card boy for an upcoming major mixed martial arts promotion. Now the fighter has come forward with some of the details om his upcoming venture.
The likes of Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer have garnered serious fan followings for their duties as ring card girls for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) over the years. With that in mind, Elias Theodorou will be making an appearance as a ring card boy at an upcoming Invicta FC event.
Invicta FC is an all-female mixed martial arts promotion. Theodorou is now set to act as a ring card boy for Invicta FC 28 inside the Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 24.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on the most recent edition of The MMA Hour, Theodorou offered some insight on his decision to take up the position.
“Mixed martial arts has been at the forefront of equality in many different ways,” Theodorou said. “You can see in regards to women being on top of pay-per-views and selling millions and also now myself included as the first ring boy.”
Theodorou then explained that he will be able to apply quite a collection of sponsors to the event.
“I’ve talked to (Invicta FC president) Shannon (Knapp) and I will be allowed to put all my sponsors on my shorts and beyond that all the local sponsors that I have like Fuel Foods, and HPN, which I’m going to be doing a campaign for, essentially show and performance, because I’m hoping to fight in April in Atlantic City if all goes well,” Theodorou said. “I’m going to be ring boy ready and then fight ready in just a couple of months.
“And more importantly, I have really large brands that are going to be jumping in. I’m the world ambassador for Mattel and I work with them promoting Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em robots and they also love the whole idea of the equality and the openness to actually put yourself in this position. And I’m actually going to be partnering, if all goes well, with Barbie for ring boy and I will be ‘Man-Bun Ken’.”
