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 Pacquiao 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 Cat Zingano after 14 SECONDS . CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news .