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Published 16:38 5 Jan 2016 GMT
Updated 16:39 5 Jan 2016 GMT
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It was announced on Tuesday that the former UFC women's bantamweight champion will host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in New York on January 23. She will be joined by pop star Selena Gomez on the show.
Rousey has yet to make a media appearance since losing her belt to Holly Holm via stunning head kick knockout at UFC 193, and this could be the first time we see her on screen after the event.She will become the first MMA fighter and just the third fighter to host the show, following ex-boxing middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler and former undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman.
It is unclear what Rousey's next move in the UFC will be, with some suspecting she will be granted a chance to reclaim her belt against the Preacher's Daughter at UFC 200. Rousey is also set to star in the remake of the 80s cult classic "Roadhouse" with filming expected to begin soon.Happy New Year! Posted by Saturday Night Live on Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Former UFC fighter shot dead while out for evening walk
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
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“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]
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