White: Rousey will fight Tate next
The dust has barely settled on UFC 196 and Miesha Tate’s epic win, but UFC President Dana White tonight told ESPN he already knows what her first title defense will be.
The dust has barely settled on UFC 196 and Miesha Tate’s epic win, but UFC President Dana White tonight told ESPN he already knows what her first title defense will be:
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“I think that Ronda now will fight Miesha Tate for the title,” White said when speaking to ESPN after UFC 196 concluded. “That’s what’s going to happen. That’s what I said before this fight even happened. Whoever wins tonight will fight Ronda for the title.
“I texted Ronda — Ronda wasn’t watching the fight. I text Ronda and she said ‘what happened?’ I said ‘Miesha just choked her unconscious’ and she said ‘looks like I’ve got to get back to work.’ She’s scheduled to not come back until October or November but it doesn’t mean I can’t ask.”
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