Exciting news broke as UFC President Dana White reveals that the organization is seriously considering two widely popular banner matches later this year: a Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor match and the third installment for the Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate trilogy. While this seemed highly unlikely in the past, it looks like the UFC is now in talks with sponsors to make it happen.
With the AT&T Stadium of the Dallas Cowboys in Texas as the reported venue, the title fights might see approximately 100,000 spectators in attendance. Earlier this year, the battle between Aldo and McGregor had been gaining a lot of attention from fans and followers of the UFC. Unsurprisingly, the most widely sought after fighter also took notice, prompting her to express her interest in taking part of the featherweight title event. "I would like to be on the Aldo-McGregor card if possible," Rousey revealed via FOX Sports following her victory over the Brazilian fighter, Bethe Correia, on Sunday. She added, "That would be really cool."
While no confirmation has been released at the moment, the announcement from UFC president, White himself, practically sealed the deal. "I'd like to put her [Rousey] on that card [Aldo vs McGregor]," he announced. White went on to say, "That card is probably going to be in Dallas, Texas stadium. December (5), I hope so. We're working on it." Hence, the public could now look forward to round three of the Rousey vs Tate series and the title match between Aldo and McGregor by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, Rousey revealed that her fight against Tate will undoubtedly be more challenging compared with the rest of her matches. Citing that Jessica Eye's latest opponent has an advantage not readily available to Rowdy's former challengers, the UFC Bantamweight champ remains unperturbed when it comes to their upcoming title match.
"Every fight is a challenge," Rousey shared via MMA Fighting. She added, "This [Correia] fight was a challenge in its own way, and I think one advantage that I do have over my opponents is they don't really know what they're coming into when they get in there. They can watch as much footage as they like but they don't know what it's like to be in there with me."
With this in mind, Rousey points out that the previous encounters with Tate takes away a bit from her competitive advantage. She said, "And I think that's why Miesha is one of my greatest challenges, because she already has an idea of what she's getting in there with. I know I've improved a lot since the last time we fought."
