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Former UFC champion (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey to host ‘Saturday Night Live’

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UFC fighter Ronda Rousey accepts the best female athlete award at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. Rousey will host "Saturday Night Live" on Jan. 23.The NBC show made the announcement via Twitter.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Former UFC champion (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey will host “Saturday Night Live” on Jan. 23.

The NBC show made the announcement via Twitter.

“Beyond excited/nervous/honored to host @nbcsnl #jan23rd hopefully you’ll be watching and laughing either at or with me that night????” Rousey said via Instagram.

Rousey, who lost her bantamweight title to Holly Holm in November, is no stranger to the world of entertainment. The former judo Olympic bronze medallist has appeared in such films as “The Expendables 3,” Entourage” and “Furious 7.”

She is currently involved in a remake of “Road House.”

The musical guest on Jan. 23 will be Selena Gomez.

SNL also announced that actor Adam Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in the new “Star Wars” movie, will host the Jan. 16 show. The musical guest will be Chris Stapleton.

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