Half nude photo of UFC star's "Ronda Rousey" backside causes online traffic

Photos of her in a selection of black swimsuits will be featured in the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue

Semi-nude photo of Ronda Rousey&apos backside causes online stir (Instagram/MJ Day)

Ronda Rousey is not going away anytime soon.

She was dethroned as the UFC women's Bantamweight Champion by Holly Holm in November 2015 but Rousey continues to be one of the biggest UFC stars.

Ronda Rousey was beaten by Holly Holm last year (AFP/Getty Images)

Photos of her in a selection of black swimsuits will be featured in the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

The 28-year-old Californian was shot on Captiva Island by famous photographer Walter Iooss Jr for the magazine in 2015, and impressed with her modelling skills.

  Ronda Rousey and boyfriend Travis Browne
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A teaser photo of her back side leaked on Instagram from the SI Swimsuit editor MJ Day.

“#instabooty if #2016 keeps going like this then I'm going to be one happy happy girl! #bootypaint #siswimsuit,” MJ Day wrote alongside the photo.