--- title: Ronda Rousey to host Saturday Night Live description: Ronda Rousey to host Saturday Night Live. Selena Gomez will also make her debut on the show. canonical: https://time.com/4167726/ronda-rousey-host-saturday-night-live/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Jan 5, 2016 4:57 PM UTC Champion mixed-martial arts fighter [Ronda Rousey](http://time.com/3951156/10-questions-with-ronda-rousey/) will host _Saturday Night Live_ on Jan. 23. Dubbed “the world’s most dominant female athlete” by [_Sports Illustrated_](http://www.si.com/mma/2015/05/12/ronda-rousey-ufc-mma-fighter-armbar), the Olympic medalist made headlines in 2015 for being undefeated and [bringing new awareness to the sport](http://fortune.com/2015/11/16/ronda-rousey-loss-disaster-ufc/) — until she lost the UFC women’s bantamweight championship title to former boxer Holly Holm. Her memoir _My Fight / Your Fight,_ published last spring, became a [New York _Times_ bestseller](https://www.facebook.com/ronda.cips/photos/a.10150573167494382.401303.17533674381/10153460960119382/?type=3&theater). Pop star [Selena Gomez](http://time.com/4053719/selena-gomez-revival-interview/) will also make her SNL debut during that episode. > [](https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/684406317574828032) _SNL_ returns Jan. 16, with host Adam Driver (_Girls, Star Wars: The Force Awakens_) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4167726/ronda-rousey-host-saturday-night-live/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4167726/ronda-rousey-host-saturday-night-live/"},"headline":"Ronda Rousey to Host Saturday Night Live","datePublished":"2016-01-05T16:57:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:18.464Z","description":"With musical guest Selena Gomez, who will also be making her SNL debut","url":"https://time.com/4167726/ronda-rousey-host-saturday-night-live/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31784754df49affe/69887795f887dc5cace93fb9/gettyimages-497205418.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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