When you look Miesha Tate square in the face, and she looks back with a smirk, it’s hard to ignore the warmth she radiates. It's as if she's a lifelong friend, someone who grew up next door to you. But then there are also the moments where she looks down and over her shoulder, perhaps at the mention of say, Ronda Rousey. In those moments, when the color in her eyes dissipates and her lips taut, you remember Miesha Tate is not your friend. She’s a fighter. A fighter with a brand new, shiny championship belt that she won from Holly Holm—and one that she'll be defending at UFC 200 against Amanda Nunes.
What was that feeling like when everything is lining up for Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate, round three, and then in swoops Holly Holm to take your spot?
Heartbreaking. Honestly. I put so much into this sport and I don’t take that sort of opportunity lightly. I was training my butt off. To find out that I wasn’t going to get that fight after I thought for sure I would was pretty heartbreaking.
Heartbreaking. Honestly. I put so much into this sport and I don’t take that sort of opportunity lightly. I was training my butt off. To find out that I wasn’t going to get that fight after I thought for sure I would was pretty heartbreaking.
Is your rivalry with Ronda really that personal? Or has some of it been played up for The Ultimate Fighter and to sell tickets?
There’s no facade, it’s very real. I just don’t get along with Ronda and we don't see eye to eye on anything. We’re just two completely different people. People can tell that our rivalry is very raw. It’s very, very real. Whether they side with her or they side with me, they care about that fight.
There’s no facade, it’s very real. I just don’t get along with Ronda and we don't see eye to eye on anything. We’re just two completely different people. People can tell that our rivalry is very raw. It’s very, very real. Whether they side with her or they side with me, they care about that fight.
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