10 best walkout songs in UFC history

#1: Ronda Rousey – Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

We’ve seen from the rest of this countdown that a great entrance theme has to be an iconic song, intimidating in some way, and fit the personality of the fighter who’s using it. Well, when it was used by former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Bad Reputation by Joan Jett ticked all the boxes and then some.

For a long time – 4 years if you count her run in StrikeForce that saw her use the same walkout track – the sight of Rousey, hood pulled up, mean-mugging all the way, marching to the Octagon to the frenzied sounds of Jett and the song’s stop-start guitar riff was both one of the most iconic and intimidating sights in the sport.

Some opponents – like Sara McMann and Alexis Davis – simply seemed beaten before ‘Rowdy Ronda’ even stepped into the cage.

With the song’s lyrics speaking of not giving a damn about reputation, and a girl “doing what she wants to do”, it was the perfect track for a trailblazer like Rousey – and the fact that she’s been allowed to keep the song as her walkout music in WWE speaks volumes about its effectiveness. It’s by far the greatest walkout track in UFC history.