{"id":176950,"date":"2015-11-23T15:44:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T23:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=176950"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:29:07","slug":"miesha-tate-calls-out-champ-whos-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/miesha-tate-calls-out-champ-whos-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Miesha Tate Calls Out Champ: Who&#8217;s Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miesha &#8220;Cupcake&#8221; Tate had a few doors close on the former Strikeforce champion, but an obvious door swung open over a week ago at UFC 193 and a very happy &#8220;Cupcake&#8221; knew that she may have the keys to position her next for the belt. Tate, fighting out of Las Vegas, NV, a 17-5 MMA 4-2 UFC fighter, is on\u00a0a four fight winning streak since facing the former champ Rousey at UFC 168 in defeat almost 2 years ago. Tate shares her views and points as to why she should be next in line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s why I think the fight with Holly and I makes sense \u2014 for one, I haven\u2019t ever fought Holly <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/watch-holly-holm-reveals-what-she-said-to-rousey-post-fight\/\">Holm<\/a>\u00a0before. For two, I was Ronda\u2019s biggest challenge until Holly, so obviously I\u2019ve proven that I\u2019m a standout in the division and so is Holly,\u201d Tate said. \u201cIf Holly would beat me, then they could still set up that great rematch that they want between her and Ronda. If I beat Holly, then I\u2019m 5-0, and I beat the girl who beat <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/tim-kennedy-on-ronda-rouseys-coaches-ludicrous-advice-during-bout-with-holly-holm1\/\">Ronda<\/a>, what better case could they ever make to have me fight Ronda again? I think that fight sells itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI don\u2019t see myself breaking ever in a fight, and I think Ronda was broken in that fight. It\u2019s just different. I think I\u2019m more comfortable on the feet and not to say that I think I\u2019m a better striker than Holly, I wouldn\u2019t venture that far by any means, but I think I\u2019m more patient and I don\u2019t think I would be quite as desperate to run in like a bull chasing a matador. It\u2019s about time, it\u2019s about experience and I think that the fight is an entirely different matchup and I like that matchup with Holly. I think it would make a fantastic fight.\u00a0The thing is, she\u2019s going to be out too long and I\u2019m ready to go and I think Holly\u2019s ready to go, so let\u2019s set it up in the meantime. When Ronda comes back, she\u2019ll have a quality champion to face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With what we know about Miesha, her style and matchup with Holm will be an entertaining one. 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