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UFC champ Ronda Rousey becomes first-ever female athlete to guest anchor ESPN’s SportsCenter

Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight champion and 2015 ESPY award winner Ronda Rousey will join SportsCenter anchor Lindsay Czarniak for this Wednesday's (Oct. 7, 2015) show, which takes place at 6 p.m. ET on the cable television network.

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

And I hear she won't be alone.

— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) October 5, 2015

The Olympian has been featured in several SportsCenter features over the course of her combat sports career.