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Ronda Rousey to be first female athlete to guest host ESPN's SportsCenter

The UFC women's bantamweight champion will become the first-ever female athlete to guest host SportsCenter, ESPN announced Monday in a press release. Rousey will co-host the 6 p.m. ET show Wednesday with Lindsay Czarniak.

"I'm excited to co-host SportsCenter with Lindsay on Wednesday," Rousey said in the release. "I've always appreciated the support ESPN has shown me and I'm honored to be the first female celebrity co-host!"

Rousey, 28, will also be on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night as well as a myriad of ESPN programming Wednesday.

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