Ronda Rousey's rumored upcoming fight could shatter UFC pay-per-view records

UFC president Dana White says he believes a potential mega-fight between No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound women's fighter Ronda Rousey and No. 2 ranked Cris "Cyborg" Justino wouldn't just break UFC pay-per-view records - it would shatter them.

Speaking about the possibility of a Rousey-Justino fight after Rousey knocked out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds, White said that he has increased his original prediction of 2 million pay-per-view buys to 2.5 million, a number which would shatter the previous record of 1.6 million set by the Frank Mir-Brock Lesnar fight in 2009:

• Feb. 23, 2013: UFC 157 Rousey vs. Carmouche - 450,000 buys
• Feb. 22, 2014: UFC 170 Rousey vs. McMann - 350,000 buys
• Feb. 28, 2015: UFC 184 Rousey vs. Zingano - 590,000 buys

Even with Rousey's latest main event, UFC 190, rumored to have surpassed 800,000 buys, that's still no where near the realm of 2.5 million. While White's prediction would appear almost far-fetched, Justino, herself, when speaking on ESPN's SportsCenter, described the fight as something "that has to happen," and one that would generate a large audience:

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