Miesha Tate is scheduled to fight Holly Holm at UFC 196 for the women’s bantamweight title bout, and recently explained to FoxSports.com why this is the perfect match up for her.
“I really think that I’m Holly Holm’s kryptonite. I am the worst matchup that Holly could ask for. I have more ring experience. I have a wrestling background, which is a threat there and it’s a completely different style of takedowns. She has never fought a girl even close to my style in MMA… I’ve looked at all the opponents she fought, none of them have put the kind of pressure on her that I’m going to put on her,” Tate said.
“The right kind of pressure. It’s not the kind of pressure that’s reckless abandon, its not going to be desperation. It’s going to be an ‘oh (expletive)’ type of pressure. I think stylistically this is the perfect matchup for me and for Holly I know she wants to test herself and she wants to prove she’s the champion. And I have the most respect for her as an athlete for wanting to take on such a big challenge, but at the same time it’s like you’re going to get what you ask for and I don’t know if you’re going to like that.”
UFC 196 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Miesha Tate is scheduled to fight Holly Holm at UFC 196 for the women’s bantamweight title bout, and recently explained to FoxSports.com why this is the perfect match up for her.
“I really think that I’m Holly Holm’s kryptonite. I am the worst matchup that Holly could ask for. I have more ring experience. I have a wrestling background, which is a threat there and it’s a completely different style of takedowns. She has never fought a girl even close to my style in MMA… I’ve looked at all the opponents she fought, none of them have put the kind of pressure on her that I’m going to put on her,” Tate said.
“The right kind of pressure. It’s not the kind of pressure that’s reckless abandon, its not going to be desperation. It’s going to be an ‘oh (expletive)’ type of pressure. I think stylistically this is the perfect matchup for me and for Holly I know she wants to test herself and she wants to prove she’s the champion. And I have the most respect for her as an athlete for wanting to take on such a big challenge, but at the same time it’s like you’re going to get what you ask for and I don’t know if you’re going to like that.”
UFC 196 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has officially signed with Reebok. He had previously turned down the official UFC outfitter in favor of his sponsorship with Venum in 2015. Comate.com reports th…
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Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has officially signed with Reebok. He had previously turned down the official UFC outfitter in favor of his sponsorship with Venum in 2015. Comate.com reports that Aldo’s Reebok deal is for two years.
Aldo is expected to return to the octagon later this year.
LOS ANGELES Holly Holm arrived at The Palm Restaurant recently with a prized new possession: a Louis Vuitton monogram icon purse – a little something the UFC champion splurged on after her stunning upset knockout victory over Ronda Rousey. UFC champio…
LOS ANGELES Holly Holm arrived at The Palm Restaurant recently with a prized new possession: a Louis Vuitton monogram icon purse – a little something the UFC champion splurged on after her stunning upset knockout victory over Ronda Rousey. UFC champion Conor McGregor carries his belt everywhere. Holm has a bag and a little something you can’t see slung over the shoulder – newfound fame. Holm’s life has changed so much, and yet, so many things have stayed the same. She still lives in Albuquerque and trains with the same coaches and partners. It’s the world around her that’s differe … Read the Full Article Here
Dana White wipes the perspiration from his hands on the legs of his jeans before welcoming Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz to face off for the penultimate time before Saturday night’s UFC 196 main event.As Diaz stretches out his tall frame, his fist…
Dana White wipes the perspiration from his hands on the legs of his jeans before welcoming Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz to face off for the penultimate time before Saturday night’s UFC 196 main event.As Diaz stretches out his tall frame, his fist stops just in front of McGregor’s face, which is being held aloft by the tall, regal stance of the Irishman. There is a pause as the main event duo stares at each other, but only for a peaceful, pregnant second.Suddenly, McGregor’s left hand bursts out from over his shoulder, punching Diaz’s obviously offensive fist from his fa … Read the Full Article Here
It certainly wasn’t the worst thing that Nate Diaz has ever been called. But during a wild press conference last week, Conor McGregor dismissively insulted his UFC 196 opponent as a “little cholo gangster from the hood.”And it’s true that Diaz, who wears a perpetual scowl on his face, is one of mixed-martial arts’ baddest bad boys. It can be hard sometimes for him to get through a complete sentence without dropping an F-bomb. He has given the middle figure to opponents inside the Octagon and talked outrageous trash about them outside of the cage.
It certainly wasn’t the worst thing that Nate Diaz has ever been called. But during a wild press conference last week, Conor McGregor dismissively insulted his UFC 196 opponent as a “little cholo gangster from the hood.”And it’s true that Diaz, who wears a perpetual scowl on his face, is one of mixed-martial arts’ baddest bad boys. It can be hard sometimes for him to get through a complete sentence without dropping an F-bomb. He has given the middle figure to opponents inside the Octagon and talked outrageous trash about them outside of the cage.
Before Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight champion, Conor McGregor, even made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut (2008), Nick Diaz was 20 fights deep and already testing the waters in rival promotions like Pride FC. And he wasn’t just kicking asses like those of current UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (knockout) and Pride FC poster boy Takanori Gomoi (historic gogoplata), but Diaz was dropping mics.
Here’s just a famous sample:
Let’s not even address his epic conference call opposite Georges St-Pierre. It’s the best. Ever.
Anyway, when the elder Diaz speaks, I always — ALWAYS — listen. So when he broke down the training of Conor McGregor, who will fight his younger brother, Nate Diaz, in a short notice Welterweight main event at UFC 196 this weekend (Sat., March 5, 2016) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, I listen.
I also transcribe, since most folks around here are lazy (and it’s part of my job description):
“They give you a fight with the fucking new guy who is supposed to be the shit, but he ain’t working with nobody, he ain’t working with any black belts, has no legitimate sparring, has no legitimate trainer. Look at this guy [Richard Perez, Nate Diaz’s boxing trainer] — this is ridiculous here. You don’t have anyone in MMA on a level like this. You have a fucking guy, swinging a fucking pool noodle at you, smacking you in the face with it, trying to promote his own shit … it’s a joke.”
Ido Portal, Nick is talking to YOU. UFC has put out so many McGregor-inspired videos this week that it’s hard to pin down the exact one that Diaz is referencing. But, to watch episodes one and two of UFC 196 “Embedded” click here and here. Regardless, it’s great, and more than likely the reason “Notorious” has actually showed a decent amount of respect for the Diaz Brothers in this shortened promotional week.
Wouldn’t even surprise me if he has studied them both — inside and outside the Octagon — for many, many years.
Before Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight champion, Conor McGregor, even made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut (2008), Nick Diaz was 20 fights deep and already testing the waters in rival promotions like Pride FC. And he wasn’t just kicking asses like those of current UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (knockout) and Pride FC poster boy Takanori Gomoi (historic gogoplata), but Diaz was dropping mics.
Here’s just a famous sample:
Let’s not even address his epic conference call opposite Georges St-Pierre. It’s the best. Ever.
Anyway, when the elder Diaz speaks, I always — ALWAYS — listen. So when he broke down the training of Conor McGregor, who will fight his younger brother, Nate Diaz, in a short notice Welterweight main event at UFC 196 this weekend (Sat., March 5, 2016) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, I listen.
I also transcribe, since most folks around here are lazy (and it’s part of my job description):
“They give you a fight with the fucking new guy who is supposed to be the shit, but he ain’t working with nobody, he ain’t working with any black belts, has no legitimate sparring, has no legitimate trainer. Look at this guy [Richard Perez, Nate Diaz’s boxing trainer] — this is ridiculous here. You don’t have anyone in MMA on a level like this. You have a fucking guy, swinging a fucking pool noodle at you, smacking you in the face with it, trying to promote his own shit … it’s a joke.”
Ido Portal, Nick is talking to YOU. UFC has put out so many McGregor-inspired videos this week that it’s hard to pin down the exact one that Diaz is referencing. But, to watch episodes one and two of UFC 196 “Embedded” click here and here. Regardless, it’s great, and more than likely the reason “Notorious” has actually showed a decent amount of respect for the Diaz Brothers in this shortened promotional week.
Wouldn’t even surprise me if he has studied them both — inside and outside the Octagon — for many, many years.
