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The first ever womens MMA superfight could be on the horizon, pitting UFC champ Ronda Rousey against either Cristiane Cyborg Justino or Gina Carano. <\/p>\n
During an appearance on KROQs Kevin & Bean Show on Friday (h\/t MMAFighting.com), UFC commentator Joe Rogan teased at a huge announcement coming from the UFC, possibly within the next week, regarding Rouseys next opponent. <\/p>\n
Within the next probably week or so a huge announcement will come about women's fighting and I'll be back in [the studio] and we'll talk some more, Rogan said. It's going to be crazy. Madness. I wish I could [talk about it now], but I would betray the confidence of my friend and employer. <\/p>\n
UFC President Dana White recently told Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole that Rousey was the biggest star in UFC history. <\/p>\n
Unfortunately, pay-per-view numbers arent generated by compliments. Rouseys headliner against fellow Olympian Sara McMann a little more than a week ago at UFC 170 didnt live up to Whites forecast in buys at the pre-fight media scrum. This was especially disappointing considering McMann was penned as Rouseys biggest fight left in the womens bantamweight division. <\/p>\n
It also didnt help that it took Rousey only 66 seconds to dispatch of McMann and record her third straight UFC title defense. <\/p>\n
An appetite for marquee fights seems insatiable at this point, considering the glaring gap in skill between Rousey and the rest of the bantamweight division. Fortunately for fans, hope could lie in Rogans teaser of a major announcement forthcoming from the UFC. <\/p>\n
MMA journalist Dave Meltzer echoed Rogans comments in the Wrestling Observer (h\/t BloodyElbow.com), and he named Carano and Cyborg, two of MMAs biggest stars, as the two potential opponents: <\/p>\n
Rousey has two potential opponents, both of which would draw huge for different reasons. The first is Gina Carano. Carano hasn't fought in four-and-a-half years. There would be hell to pay in criticism for UFC if they were to make that fight, if Carano would even have interest in it. <\/p>\n
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