Former UFC fighter has a piece of advice for Din Thomas after promotion unveils Noche UFC 306 octagon girls

Today, we got to see the brand new line-up of UFC ring girls debuting at Noche UFC 306 this weekend. The event will be the second of its kind, commemorating the Mexican Independence Day with a fight card that's filled with Mexican UFC fighters.

The country's most successful fighter, Alexa Grasso, will also defend her UFC flyweight belt against former champ Valentina Shevchenko in the night's co-main event.

ESPN MMA posted a video of the new Mexican ring girls, dressed to the 9's, introducing themselves:

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"Six are native-born Mexican women and two are second-generation Mexican 👏 #NocheUFC"

Former UFC welterweight and now-broadcast analyst, Alan Jouban, jokingly called out his fellow analyst and former UFC fighter, Din Thomas. The 47-year-old MMA veteran will be manning the ESPN+ broadcast booth and providing mid-fight analysis at Noche UFC 306.

Jouban said to Thomas:

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"@dinthomas you better be focused on these fights!"

Alan Jouban's comment. [Image credit: @espnmma on Instagram]

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Dana White explains why Noche UFC 306 will have new Mexican ring girls

UFC president Dana White and company are sparing no expense in crafting Noche UFC 306 to be the "greatest" event in combat sports history. Aside from spending upwards of $20 million to organize it inside The Sphere in Las Vegas, White is also making sure that all aspects of the event will resonate as his "love letter" to Mexico.

This includes employing an all-Mexican ring girl line-up. In an interview with Johnny Resendiz on YouTube, White explained why we'll see a hispanic roster of ring girls at the event. saying:

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"This show, this love letter to Mexico, I call it, is authentic—authentic to the people, their heritage. I mean, even the octagon girls; there are nine octagon girls, and they’re all first-generation Mexican, from Mexico."

Check out the full interview below (2:23):

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