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UFC reporter Nina-Marie Daniele was award-winning Playboy model who bared all

Nina-Marie Daniele has transitioned from award-winning Playboy model to one of the UFC's biggest reporters.

The 35-year-old shot to social media stardom last year, racking up 1.8million followers on Instagram alone. On her YouTube channel 'Nina Drama' she's interviewed a who's who of the MMA world.

But before embracing her love of combat sports, Nina made a successful career for herself in the modelling industry - which led to her starring for legendary magazine Playboy.

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She first featured in April 2017 in the US, baring all in an X-rated photoshoot where she left nothing to the imagination. Her work in front of the camera saw her crowned Playmate of the Year in 2018.

Her Playboy profile says she finds "satisfaction in being uncomfortable" - which perfectly sums up her interviews, where she purposely asks awkward questions to spark different responses from her interviewees.

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That led to a very bizarre moment with current UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall last November when he asked her: "Have you ever been fingered by an MMA fighter before?"

She's particularly pally with Sean Strickland, who lost his middleweight belt last month having had a firework fight with her just two weeks before his unsuccessful defence.

Nina's now a regular at UFC events, with fans thinking she'd suffered a wardrobe malfunction at UFC 296 in December. A suspected nip slip was in fact a shadow from her phone, however.

Her rise to prominence has led some fans to suggest she's an industry plant, a person who becomes popular because of who they know rather than what they know.

But she's always explored different avenues, telling Playboy: “I have a habit of finding something new every week. I wanted to weld jewellery. I wanted to be a day trader, and then I wanted to go back to school and become a psychologist. Maybe in my next life I’ll be a stockbroker.”

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