10 Things You Didn't Know About Ronda Rousey
3. Rousey Was The First Female Athlete To Be Guest Anchor On SportsCenter
Ronda Rousey has broken barriers where ever she has gone throughout her MMA career. She was the first female MMA fighter to appear at WrestleMania. The first female champion in the UFC, and the woman who convinced president Dana White to allow women to fight in the promotion.
A lesser known fact, she also happens to be the first female athlete to be a guest anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter. Now, the guest host gig has only been around since 2013, but still, it's absolutely insane considering that the Williams sisters, Maria Sharapova, and Dancia Patrick would have also been in the running.
Not only was Rousey the first female fighter to guest host the show, she was the first mixed martial artist to be given the honor, period. That's right - the other big star in the UFC, Conor McGregor, has yet to be given the nod. Probably too hard to have the censors constantly bleeping him out!