Will Women Get a Spot in UFC?
Interviewed after UFC 154, president Dana White said that he
sees a lot of potential for having women's fights in the UFC. According to
MMAWeekly, the president said that he believes that the 135-pound division has
a lot of potential for good fights but that there is nothing official planned
just yet.
The problem that the UFC sees with women's fights is the
depth of the talent pool. According to the reporting, however, White believes
that the bantamweight division has the most to offer in terms of good female
fighters. This is also the division in which Ronda Rousey fights and she is
probably the best known female fighter out there today. Cris Cyborg is
mentioned in the same article as someone who might find herself taking on
Rousey in the ring, but White hasn't said as much himself.
Currently, according to most reporting on the matter, the
UFC is likely to promote Rousey as a way to build up interest in women's MMA
fighting. The divisions, however, will have to fill up with good fighters to
make it a commercially viable addition to what the UFC offers and to keep fans
interested in seeing women take to the cage.
Some of the other big names in the women's division include
Sara Kaufman, Liz Carmouche and Miesha Tate. For Rousey's part, she has said
that she doesn't care much about the venue or promotions in which she fights
and that she's happy as long as she gets to take on opponents that provide a
good match and that, of course, she gets paid for the effort.
Rousey currently fights in the Strikeforce cage, but has
recently moved up to the UFC. At present, it's not likely that she'll take to
the ring until next year, as there aren't good matches available for the
accomplished fighter at present.
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