Tate ‘extremely disappointed’ at turn of events
Miesha Tate: “I am extremely disappointed how all the events unfolded this morning regarding news that I will not be fighting Ronda Rousey.”
When UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey announced Friday morning that her next fight would be not with Miesha Tate as expected, but rather with Holly Holm, there was a widespread degree of surprise.
Holm herself told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that she had already accepted a fight against Sarah Kaufman, so the Rousey fight was very unexpected. Tate too found the announcement wholly unexpected, via Instagram.
I am extremely disappointed how all the events unfolded this morning regarding news that I will not be fighting Ronda Rousey. I was told after my last win that I had earned the title shot. I’ve already begun training for Rousey and I was shocked to hear the announcement this morning. I regret this for not only myself, but my team, sponsors and the fans who like me believed my next fight was for the title.
Tate is on a four-fight win streak, over Liz Carmouche, Rin Nakai, Sara McMann and most recently Jessica Eye.