Miesha Tate hade inte någon stor framgång mot Ronda Rousey under sina två tidigare försök, då hon förlorade i Strikeforce 2012 och under UFC 168 i slutet av 2013. Tate tror dock fortfarande att det är hon som har störst chans att segra över bantamviktsmästaren.
Om hon nu vinner över Sara McMann under helgens UFC 183, kommer hon att få en ny chans att möta Rousey, förutsatt att Cat Zingano inte vinner.
Det här berättar Tate, via ”MMAMania”:
I have a lot of vested interest in that fight and I really have mixed feelings about who I would prefer to win. I think if Zingano beats Rousey, it’s a much faster road to the title for myself so there’s a benefit there for me. The fact that our first fight had a lot of fireworks to it — it was a very exciting fight. I won the first two rounds and I just feel it was stopped too quickly in the third round, but it is what it is. If Cat wins, there’s a big argument why I would get the next title shot. Especially on a three fight win streak if I beat Sara McMann, that puts a huge notch on my belt.
If Ronda wins, she’s beating all the other girls, so all I have to do is ward off the other No. 1 contenders like I have been. I think I have the best shot at beating her and I think I’ve proven that going into the third round with her. Regardless, it’s always fun for me to fight Ronda. I enjoy it, I thrive on it, because my No. 1 goal is to become the best fighter that I can be and Ronda always pushes me to do that. Every time I think I become a better fighter because of Ronda. She pushes me and motivates me in ways that other people just don’t have the ability to do. She motivates me to be a better fighter and a better person. A stronger fighter and a stronger person. So, I kind of revel in that. It’s something I look forward to and I hope I will have another chance to fight her. I think beating McMann makes a great argument.
Tate möter McMann under UFC 183 som äger rum i Las Vegas i helgen.
