Rousey lets Beck ‘The Wreck’ try his Noggin lock

In this preview for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, former UFC champion Ronda Rousey let’s Beck ‘The Wreck’ Bennett try his unique submission.

Rousey will the first mixed martial artist to host the long standing live comedy show. This episode airs live, Saturday, January 23rd at 11:30 PM ET.

About Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey isn’t just the most recognizable woman in the UFC, she is is arguably one of the most recognizable athletes in the world today.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Rousey, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, has become a global superstar. Since making her UFC debut in 2013, she has emerged as more than the best female MMA fighter in the world: Rousey is now an author, actress, magazine cover model, fashion icon and sought-after TV guest.

None of it would have materialized had Rousey not convinced UFC president Dana White to give women a chance to compete inside the Octagon. She undoubtedly captured his attention when she won the Strikeforce bantamweight title with an armbar submission of Miesha Tate in 2012, then defended it against Sarah Kaufman later that year.

In Nov. 2012, White announced that Rousey had signed with the UFC. He later crowned Rousey its first women’s bantamweight champ and matched her against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 in her first title defense. As so many of her other fights have ended, Rousey used an armbar to score a first-round victory.

source: ufc.com

About Saturday Night Live

“Saturday Night Live,” NBC’s Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase, enters its 41st season in October for another year of laughs, surprises and great performances.

Since its inception in 1975, “SNL” has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. As The New York Times noted on the occasion of the show’s Emmy-winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999, “in defiance of both time and show business convention, ‘SNL’ is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture.” At the close of the century, “Saturday Night Live” placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly’s list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past 50 years.

source: nbc.com