Presenting this year's ESPN Body Issue covers

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Michelle Waterson

Mark Seliger/ESPN the Magazine

MMA fighter Michelle Waterson is one of five athletes to be featured on the cover of this year's ESPN the Magazine "Body Issue."

ESPN the Magazine has unveiled the covers for their annual "Body Issue."

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The five different covers will feature Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez, MMA fighter Michelle Waterson, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot, tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, and Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas.

The cover for Baez is the first in which the photo was shot using an iPhone, with photographer Dylan Coulter using an iPhone 7 Plus.

In all, 23 athletes will appear in this year's issue, including Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots, New Zealand All Blacks center Malakai Fekitoa, Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks, and six members of the U.S. women's national hockey team, including twins Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando. In addition, retired Marine Corps Sgt. Kirstie Ennis will be featured, the first veteran to appear in the issue.