Last night at UFC 190, Ronda Rousey demolished her opponent, the Brazilian Bethe Correia inside 34 seconds, continuing her trend of winning her fights within the first round.
Just 34 seconds... Wow! #UFC190 #MMA #RouseyCorreia pic.twitter.com/jmmMFbNIpy
— Martin Clarke (@Clarke2kMartin) August 2, 2015
Like Conor McGregor, she has become a big name outside the octagon and is a very marketable star for the company, having appeared on the big screen in movies like Entourage. Her next fight will be against new number one contender Meisha Tate, and speaking in the immediate aftermath of her victory last night, Rousey stated that she'd love to have that fight on the same card as Conor McGregor in Dallas later this year when he eventually goes head to head with Jose Aldo.
I prayed for a few rounds and barely got half a minute. Ronda Rousey is devastating!! She is too much for these women. #UFC190
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 2, 2015
While the Irishman has often expressed his admiration for Rousey, and that would be an incredible card that would likely pack the Cowboys Stadium to capacity, it did seem to be a bit of fanciful thinking given how much money the pair would make separately at different venues.
In Dana White's post-fight press conference however, the president of the UFC was not dismissing the idea, and when asked about the possibility of them co-headlining an event, he said "I would absolutely consider that". Speaking to Fox Sports, he expanded on that adding "I'd like to put her on that card. That card is probably going to be in Dallas, Texas stadium. December (5), I hope so. We're working on it."
The capacity of the stadium is 80,000 people, but could be scaled up to 100,000 for the fight and would most certainly be the biggest UFC event of all time. There has often been talk that the right fight at the right time could fill a stadium of that capacity for the mixed martial arts promotion, and given the interest that both stars generate outside of fight fans, the temptation to put them together and have one massive payday may be enough to make this happen.
Via Fox Sports
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