The only free ticket promised by Bob Arum for the richest fight of all time is for female UFC star Ronda Rousey , who he heard was preparing to spend all her career fight winnings thus far on a seat as close to ringside as that amount could buy . As Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao prepare to touch gloves in the biggest fight of the century on May 2 , the UFC women 's bantamweight champion will be counting her lucky stars that Arum chose her to be the recipient of the golden ticket . Boxing promoter Arum expressed that he was a huge fan of Rousey 's and wanted to show his support by offering her such a prized asset for the Las Vegas bout . UFC women 's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was promised a free ticket to the fight of the century . Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will battle it out in the most eagerly anticipated fight of a generation . Pacquiao is putting his WBO championship title on the line for his fight with Mayweather on May 2 . Rousey has continued to take the ultimate fighting world by storm and headlined UFC184 on Saturday when she took on the unbeaten Cat Zingano in Los Angeles . The 28-year-old retained her bantamweight title , beating Zingano after a record-breaking 14 seconds with an armbar submission and continuing her unbeaten record to 11-0 . 'We were expecting that she might come out and do something flying at me right away , ' Rousey said . 'That 's not usually how you land an armbar at that angle , but it works . It was a lot like judo transitions , where you scramble the second you hit the ground . ' Rousey grapples with Zingano before celebrating in the Octagon after her record-breaking win on Saturday .
Rousey promised free ticket to Mayweather versus Cat Zingano fight . UFC champion was prepared to spend all her career earnings on a seat . Boxing promoter Bob Arum admitted that he is a huge fan of Rousey 's . May 2 superfight in Las Vegas set to see purse split of $ 300m . READ : Rousey creates history by beating Pacquiao after 14 SECONDS . CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Cat Zingano news .