UFC star Ronda Rousey rooting for Pacquiao vs Mayweather

By: Bong Lozada - 10 years ago

In this Dec. 28, 2013, file photo, Ronda Rousey, left, of Venice, Calif., punches Miesha Tate of Yakima, Wash., during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts women’s bantamweight title fight in Las Vegas. Rousey’s headlining bout against Cat Zingano at UFC 184 on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Los Angeles is another step forward for women’s mixed martial arts, which has surged in popularity and acclaim. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)

MANILA, Philippines–Ronda Rousey may have her hands full for UFC 184 but she’s also focused on another fight.

It’s on May 3, and it involves people with the names Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

And the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion wants the Pacman to gobble some Money.

Rousey told TMZ Sports that she’d be rooting for Pacquiao in the mega fight that would see the culmination of several years of trash talk and negotiations.

“Pacquiao’s been very, very nice me, so I’m going to root for him,” Rousey said.

And indeed, Pacquiao really has been “very, very nice” to Rousey when the eight-division World Champion wished her good luck in her fight against Cat Zingano.

Rousey shared on Instagram Pacquiao’s video wishing her luck with the caption “so humbling to hear such kind words from a legend like @emmanuelpacquiao.”

And Rousey got that little motivation to win against Zingano, those pricey tickets.

According to Forbes, “cheap seats” to the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight are worth $1,000 and ring side perches of the MGM Grand Garden Arena start at $5,000.

“I really want to go so bad,” Rousey said who noted that she first has to win her fight “so I can make a couple of a million dollars and afford that ticket.”