A few days ago, a mysterious butt on Instagram began igniting rumours that Ronda Rousey would be making a return to the public eye after suffering a crushing KO and title loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in Melbourne.

Now, it has been officially revealed that Ronda Rousey will be appearing in next month’s issue of Sports Illustrated. February will see the release of their ‘Swimsuit’ issue, although the former UFC champion is technically cheating: She’s wearing nothing but body paint for the editorial. The piece was painted by Joanne Gair and reportedly took 14 hours to complete, with Frederic Pinet on photography duties.

You can see a full statement from Rousey on Instagram below and Sports Illustrated’s preview here, which features some grainy paparazzi pics to hold you over in all of their pixelated glory until the full spread hits in a couple of week’s time:

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 by @joannegair that took 14 hours to put on and photographed by the brilliant @fredericpinet – 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

#instabooty if #2016 keeps going like this then I'm going to be one happy happy girl! #bootypaint #siswimsuit

A photo posted by @mj_day on Jan 5, 2016 at 8:15am PST

And remember Rousey’s long, eyebrow-raising history with Sports Illustrated: