For the second year in a row, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is set to appear in Sports Illustrated‘s 2016 Swimsuit issue, an honor typically reserved for supermodels. But this year, they could change the game in a major way if they put her on the cover, and here’s why.

In early January 2016, Sports Illustrated announced that Rousey, aka “one the most badass babes in the world,” will show off her bikini body in this year’s Swimsuit issue for the second year in a row.

However, she won’t be posing in a bikini. Instead, her “bikini areas” will be covered in body paint.

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