Superhot Cage Fighter: MMA Champ Ronda Rousey To Grace Cover of Maxim (Photos)
UFC Women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will be on the cover model of popular men's magazine Maxim in the month of September.
Rousey, who's scheduled to fight Miesha Tate for the second time in her career in the undercard of UFC 168, flaunted her perfectly-carved athletic body on the cover of Maxim, which will hit the stands on the first day of September.
It's not the first time Rousey graced the cover of the magazine with scanty dress. Last year, the MMA star went topless on the cover of ESPN Body Magazine.
Rousey became women's MMA first mainstream star after 'arm-barring' her way to the UFC Women's Bantamweight champion. The 26-year old Judoka has been undefeated in seven games, submitting every opponent through his signature arm-bar.
Rousey is coming off a first-round submission victory over Liz Carmouche at UFC 157, a bout that saw her vulnerable for the first time since much-hyped MMA debut at KOTC - Turning Point in 2011.
Courmouche caught Rousey with several hooks and gave her some scary moments when she pinned the champion several times inside the Octagon.
However, Rousey stayed incredibly composed in the match and her calmness allowed her to execute her armbar to perfection. In December, Rousey will be fighting again Tate in the final of the Ultimate Fighter 18.
Rousey and Tate first slugged it out in the main event of the defunct MMA promotion Strikeforce. Tate entered the match as a champion, but everybody was rooting for the new lady on the block, a femme fatale star in the mixed martial arts.
Rousey dominated Tate from the get-go before tapping her out at the 4:47 mark of the first round. More than a year later, Tate was given another shot to redeem herself after UFC President Dana White picked her to be Rousey's challenger following the injury to Zingano.