Pic: Ronda Rousey confirms she’ll appear in SI swimsuit special wearing nothing (NSFW)

Ronda Rousey is taking the no half measures approach to breaking her media silence following her defeat to Holly Holm.

First it was announced that the former UFC women's bantamweight champion would be hosting Saturday Night Live, now it has been confirmed that she will appear in the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition wearing nothing but body paint.

Rousey was one of the feature models in last year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, and the publication have since confirmed that she will return for this year's edition which is set to hit shelves in February.

"Back for her second year, Ronda Rousey will join an elite club of body-painted swimsuit models in the 2016 SI Swimsuit issue. Yep, you read that right. Ronda will wearing NOTHING BUT PAINT on the pages of our magazine next month.

https://twitter.com/SI_Swimsuit/status/685075301559316481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Paparazzi photos had leaked of Rousey's shoot earlier this week so Rousey took to Instagram to confirm that they were indeed of her.

Secret's out - so here's a free preview of this year's 2016 SI swimsuit issue ... I was one of the lucky few chosen to be a canvas for a hand painted masterpiece that took 14 hours to put on - these are just behind the scenes shots taken with a phone's camera, can't wait to show you guys the final pics the when the issue hits stands! Link in bio ? http://www.si.com/swim-daily/2016/01/06/ronda-rousey-si-swimsuit-2016-body-paint-leaked-photos

A photo posted by rondarousey (@rondarousey) on Jan 7, 2016 at 7:45am PST