Ronda Rousey, the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, is set to headline UFC 193 in Australia. AP
Mixed martial arts’ top draw Ronda Rousey is set to rumble Down Under against challenger Holly Holm for UFC 193 in Australia.
UFC 193 was originally slated for the championship match between UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit but the champion suffered a thumb injury, prompting White to put the Rousey-Holm match as the main event for the Nov. 14 card at Etihad Stadium.
“We’re announcing that Ronda Rousey will fight Holly Holm on November 14; she is the main event at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, and she will break the all-time attendance record for mixed martial arts,” White announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter.
Rousey, the undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight champion was originally scheduled to banner UFC 195 with Holm.
White is confident that Rousey could break attendance records in Australia after seeing how her 34-second demolition of Brazilian Bethe Correia did for UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro.
“Yeah, so obviously Ronda Rousey was huge for us down in Brazil. She was well received there. It was just a phenomenal event; did very well on pay-per-view in the United States and she’s obviously a huge superstar for us. And you know, Australia’s an important market for us, so we’re gonna bring her out there. Our first real big stadium show, and you know, we know that she’ll break the record out there,” White said.