UFC President Dana White has confirmed that the new women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will defend her title against Ronda Rousey next.
Tate beat former title-holder Holly Holm at UFC 196 on Saturday via submission, and speaking in the wake of the result, White revealed she’s now likely to face Rousey for a third time.
“I think that Ronda now will fight Miesha Tate for the title. That’s what’s going to happen,” White said, per Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com. “That’s what I said before this fight even happened. Whoever wins tonight will fight Ronda for the title.”
Rousey, a former champion herself, was beaten by Holm in shock circumstances at UFC 193 last year, the first loss of her professional MMA career. In her two previous bouts with Tate, she has triumphed on both occasions via armbar.
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