Ronda Rousey's much anticipated UFC blockbuster on November 15 at Etihad Stadium is on track to break the all-time attendance record.
Etihad Stadium boss Paul Sergeant revealed ticket sales for the highly-anticipated UFC 193, headlined by the world's most dominant female athlete, Ronda Rousey, were climbing.
“The record attendance is 55,000 and we're well on track to beat that,” Sergeant said.
“I do expect us to surpass that number.”
Toronto's Rogers Centre holds the record for the UFC's biggest global attendance, with 55,724 packing into the stadium for UFC129: St-Pierre v Shields on Saturday, April 30, 2011.
The UFC hopes to pack the stands, which holds 53,359, and filter 15,000 more on the turf.
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