Tate: Nakai one of my toughest [fights] to date
Miesha Tate: “At the end of the day, she’s 16-0. That’s what I have to focus on. I think she’s going to be a very tough fight, probably one of my toughest to date.”
Thanks to her rivalry with Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate is also one of the most well-known female mixed martial artists. Heading into this week’s fight Tate squares off with a Japanese fighter mostly unknown to UFC fans, but that doesn’t mean Tate is taking the fight lightly:
While the videos are probably going to get a lot of attention this week because it’s Nakai’s debut, Tate is much more worried about the undefeated fighter standing in her way on Saturday. None of the pre-fight chatter changes the fact that Nakai is a hungry newcomer looking to make her name off of Tate’s ranking and past success in the division.
“It’s interesting, it’s definitely different, but at the end of the day how she chooses to market herself really has no bearing on her performance in the Octagon,” Tate said.
“She’s won 16 fights with no losses. That’s hard to do for anyone and I don’t even care who you’re fighting. At the end of the day, she’s 16-0. That’s what I have to focus on. I think she’s going to be a very tough fight, probably one of my toughest to date. Her marketing strategies have nothing to do with what I have to do on Saturday night.”
