Miesha: Correia got what was coming to her

UFC women’s bantamweight #1 contender Miesha Tate appeared recently on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour, and discussed Saturday’s successful title defense by Ronda Rousey, vs. Bethe Correia.

It was a pretty quick fight, which I kind of anticipated, said Tate as transcribed by Ryan McKinnell for Yahoo Sports. I actually thought she might finish it at the end of the first round because I know she really wanted to punish Bethe. But Bethe ended up going down like a sack of potatoes before, I think, Ronda could really punish her like she wanted to.

If there was any time that I actually felt bad for Ronda – kind of sympathized with her – it was in this fight. Because I really thought that Bethe overstepped some personal boundaries that she just shouldn’t. I mean, Ronda and I are probably never going to get along. We’re probably never going to be friends, necessarily, but there’s a certain amount of respect that one another should have for each other – as fighters, if nothing more.

I think [Correia] got what was coming to her.

Tate was rooting for Rousey to win, and not just because she felt Correia needed an attitude adjustment. ‘Cupcake’ has been fighting for a decade, and is on a four-fight win streak. UFC president Dana White said that Rousey vs. Tate III and Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo could headline a card, at Dallas Cowboys Stadium, on Dec 5. Tate has heard nothing official though.

I want to be that person, said Tate. …I know that will be one hell of a fight. I know that Miesha Tate, she actually has a chance to beat Ronda — and I know a lot of fans feel that way.

We gotta get some competition here. We gotta get these girls to step up their game. And that’s what I’m trying to do.

I think that would be one of the biggest pay-per-views ever in history, if not blowing all the other ones out of the water.

And if I get to fight Ronda on an amazing card like that, it’ll make it that much sweeter when I go out there and take the title.