UFC champ Rousey to star in ‘Entourage’ movie

UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is set to star in two upcoming Warner Bros. projects, including as one of the female leads in the 'Entourage' movie, set for release in 2015. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty)

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is headed from the Octagon to the silver screen.

According to weekly entertainment trade magazine, Variety, Warner Bros. has chosen Rousey to star as one of the female leads in the Entourage movie, set for release sometime in 2015.

Entourage was a popular HBO show that ran from 2004-2011.

Rousey (8-0) is coming off a submission win over rival Miesha Tate at UFC 168 in December.

The 27-year-old is currently preparing to headline UFC 170 on Feb. 22 against fellow Olympic medallist Sarah McMann in Las Vegas. Rousey will reportedly begin shooting the Entourage film in mid-March.

It won’t be the first acting Rousey has done either, as the judo and armbar specialist will also appear in 2014’s The Expendables 3 and 2015’s Fast & Furious 7, which she filmed while preparing for Tate.

In addition to her Entourage role, Rousey is also slated to star in Athena Project, another Warner Bros. film that has yet to begin production.

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