Might Not Be In It To Win It
Miesha Tate, who defeated Holly Holm to win the title at UFC 196, thinks that Rousey needs to be fully committed to a comeback in order to win her title back. She can’t come in with a lackluster approach to training.
“I feel like there’s so many weird variables, it’s really, really hard to say, because who knows what we’re going to get out of Ronda when she comes back,” Tate said.
“If we’re getting Ronda at the best that she’s ever been, then I’d say Ronda (would win the fight).
But if we’re getting Ronda coming back with a half-ass mentality, kind of like ‘I just feel like I have to do this one time,’ and then she’s got a lot of ring rust.
Maybe she’s still punch-shy since she hasn’t fought since Holly, and we all saw that obviously Amanda has incredible power with her right hand. So if she hits Ronda with one of those, I could see it being a huge problem for Ronda. A big, big problem.
So it’s kind of hard to say, honestly. I really just don’t know what we’re going to get with Ronda. I know what we’re going to get with Amanda. I just have no idea what we’re going to get with Ronda.”
Tate’s observations certainly hold a lot of weight. Tate fought Holm, Nunes and Rousey (twice), so she definitely knows what she’s talking about.
