Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham made an unexpected appearance at UFC 329 on Saturday night, serving as a special guest Octagon Girl for the co-main event during the card highlighted by Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway.

The event took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where Cunningham and the Fever will face the Aces in a prime-time game to be televised by NBC on Sunday night.

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Cunningham held up the Round 1 card for fans to see, pointing to it and pointing at the crowd, an obvious nod to her viral gesture.

Sophie Cunningham is the special guest octagon girl for the #UFC329 co-main event pic.twitter.com/RmKvnoI8Vy

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) July 12, 2026

Cunningham, one of the league's most recognizable personalities, has become a frequent topic of conversation beyond basketball because of her outspoken nature, physical style of play and growing social media following.

While athletes from other sports have often attended UFC events, it is far less common for active professional players to take on an official role during a fight card. Cunningham is averaging 9.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 21 games (3 starts) for the Fever (13-9) this season.

McGregor ended up losing by injury stoppage just 1:09 into the first round.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 19: Will Bush #56 and Jason Schiavone #55 of the Houston Astros pose for a photo in the dugout prior to the game between the Miami Marlins and the Houston Astros at Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.

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AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (44-47) won 7-4 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board early scoring 4 runs in the first inning on a Loperfido 2 run double, Whitcomb RBI double and Salazar RBI single. Wesneski got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 4.2 innings while striking out 7 batters. Sugar Land got 3 more runs in the 7th inning on a Brooks RBI single and Salazar 2 run single. Pecko allowed 3 runs in relief but held on as Sugar Land won 7-4.

Note: Ferreras is hitting.367 in Triple-A.

• Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2 2B
• Joey Loperfido, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
• Shay Whitcomb, 1B: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, SB
• Trenton Brooks, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, SB
• Garret Guillemette, DH: 2-for-4, 2B
• Cesar Salazar, C: 2-for-4, 3 RBI

• Hayden Wesneski, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
• J.P. France, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• Bennett Sousa, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• Ethan Pecko, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (39-46) won 11-8 (BOX SCORE)

The Hooks got on the board in the first inning scoring a run on a Schiavone RBI single. They got 2 more runs in the second inning on a Whitaker RBI double and Brown RBI single. Dombroski got the start and allowed 3 runs over 3.1 innings. In the 5th, Sisneros connected on a 2 run home run. The Hooks got another run in the 7th on a Sisneros groundout. Guedez struggled in relief allowing 3 runs as Frisco tied it. Frisco took the lead in the 9th but the Hooks rallied in the bottom of the 9th on a Sisneros RBI double and Whitaker walk-off grand slam!

Note: Bush has a .845 OPS this season.

• Yamal Encarnacion, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
• Will Bush, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, BB
• Jason Schiavone, C: 3-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
• Cameron Sisneros, 1B: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
• Joseph Sullivan, LF: 0-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
• Tyler Whitaker, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI
• Marcus Brown, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI

• Trey Dombroski, LHP: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• Alex Santos, RHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• Jack Dashwood, LHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)

A+: Asheville Tourists (30-55) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Garcia RBI single. In the third, the offense got 2 runs on back to back home runs from Powell and Call. DeVos got the start and was solid allowing 1 run over 5 innings while striking out 6 batters. The offense got another run in the 8th on a Moss RBI single. The pen was solid allowing 1 run as they closed out the 4-2 win.

Note: Powell is hitting .291 this season.

• Caden Powell, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
• Chase Call, RF: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
• Jack Moss, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
• Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
• John Garcia, C: 1-for-3, RBI

• Nolan DeVos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (WIN)
• Garrett Apker, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
• Jordan Carr, LHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (42-42) SUSPENDED

Today’s minor league starters:

SL: Brandon McPherson – 2:05 CT

CC: Brett Gillis – 2:05 CT

AV: Dylan Howard – 12:05 CT

FV: TBD – 12:05 CT

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