--- 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. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-05T16:57:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:28:18.464Z og:title: Ronda Rousey to Host 'Saturday Night Live' og:description: With musical guest Selena Gomez og:url: https://time.com/4167726/ronda-rousey-host-saturday-night-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31784754df49affe/69887795f887dc5cace93fb9/gettyimages-497205418.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: UFC 193: Rousey v Holm og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ronda Rousey to Host 'Saturday Night Live' twitter:description: With musical guest Selena Gomez twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31784754df49affe/69887795f887dc5cace93fb9/gettyimages-497205418.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ronda Rousey to Host _Saturday Night Live_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 5, 2016 4:57 PM UTC  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Ronda Rousey looks on before facing Holly Holm (not pictured) in their UFC women's bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 193 event at Etihad Stadium on November 15, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Ronda Rousey looks on before facing Holly Holm (not pictured) in their UFC women's bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 193 event at Etihad Stadium on November 15, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC—Zuffa LLC via Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. 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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