White: Rousey card position about weight class, not star power
However, not all fans are educated as those on the Underground, and UFC President recently had to defend Rousey’s co-main event status to main stream fans.
Most long time fans of mixed martial arts know that when two title defenses are featured at one event, the fight in the higher weight class always serves as the event’s main event.
However, not all fans are educated as those on the Underground, and UFC President recently had to defend Rousey’s co-main event status to main stream fans:
It has nothing to with her not being a star. It goes by weight, White told UFC.com in his weekly exclusive interview. If she was the highest weighted champion on the card, she would be the main event, but you have two guys that are middleweights and she weighs 135 pounds – so she’s the co-main.