Miesha Tate’s manager says she deserves as much credit as Rousey
Miesha Tate’s manager Malki Kawa has suggested that his fighter and former Strikeforce champion deserves just as much credit as her rival, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, for the momentum women’s MMA is currently enjoying. [via MMAJunkie.com]
Kawa compared Rousey’s case to that of Muhammed Ali, but was quick to reiterate that Ali wouldn’t have made it without Joe Frazier.
“If Ronda is the reason why Dana [White] decided to do the women’s division, then Ronda gets the credit for it. But Muhammed Ali was nobody without [Joe] Frazier. I think Ronda is nobody without Miesha.”
“If it wasn’t for the Tate/Rousey beef, I don’t think we have a women’s division [in the UFC]. So I give just as much credit to Miesha as I do Ronda.”
With both rivals now officially in the UFC and preparing for their respective debut bouts against Liz Carmouche (Rousey) and Cat Zingano (Tate), a rematch is surely inevitable according to Kawa.
“If Miesha fights this one and she wins, we’ll be right back in that picture for a title shot,” Kawa said. “I think Miesha vs. Ronda is the fight everyone is looking for. I think it’s the biggest fight the UFC can make right now.”
While most fans would argue that a fight against ‘Cyborg’ Santos would be more desirable, the fact of the matter is that that fight is just not realistic in the near future for many reasons. So Kawa would be in the right suggesting a Rousey/Tate rematch is the best outcome for the UFC’s new women’s division right now.
Related Posts
Matt Hamill out of retirement, fighting at UFC 152... August 3, 2012 | Savannah Labate
Akira Corassani Wants to Fight Conor McGregor... May 6, 2013 | Kelsey Mowatt
Teixeira on Rampage: “This guy is clueless”... October 26, 2012 | Joe Rocha
Dana White: We’re going to fix TUF April 30, 2012 | Savannah Labate
Sat., May. 25th, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
Airing on: PPV
Sat., June. 8th, 2013
Fortaleza, Brazil
Airing on: Fuel TV
Sat., June 15th, 2013
Winnipeg, Canada
Airing on: PPV
Sat. July. 6, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
Airing on: PPV
Nope
lol..ummm no
If they are going to do a ladies division, I say after Rousey’s next fight let Tate and who ever wins do a TUF series?
For what, getting armbarred?
Rousey gets all the glory, its a shame rly, but the problem is actually another one: the whole women mma hype is just pathetic, its far, far away from any mens devision and I dont see myself watching women mma. ever. except Gina Carano, shes like pure sex and you know its true
To say Rousey is nothing without Tate is a ridiculous statement to make. I agree their beef did propel the women’s division into the UFC. But I’ve paid about as much attention to Tate as I have Cyborg in recent months.
shit up nicolas lol
sike lol she hasn’t beaten anyone unlike Ronda who has 2 solid wins over solid opposition
Ronda is not the only Female fighter putting in work they have to give others a chance womens MMA is a good thing give the ladies a shot
Rousey is overhyped and untested so far. She arguably is being protected by the UFC not going for a catchweight with Cyborg. Tate has been in the game for much, much longer and has fought much better competition period. All you hypetrain fans are funny.
she does!!
agree yes she does
Yes, Tate is one of the reasons Rousey is where she is today…that much is true. But to say a rematch for the two of them is a best case scenario for UFC is a stretch. Tate thought she had Rousey’s number & she almost lost an arm for it. Personally, I’m not interested in a rematch.
she needs a good manager!
Yesssss Tate is my baby . And she will b a champion again .
Gina carried womans MMA on her back with Cyborg end of story. Tate and Ronda have done little if nothing other then maybe hand out some handjobs.
Gina was the first woman to fight in an MMA fight in Nevada(Vegas) yet there is no weight clas for her or Cyborg, Dana is a jerk
Sorry but Gina did not do more for MMA, many still dont know who she is or couldnt pick her put a line up, she didnt get women to UFC.. few fights and left the sport after 1 loss, thats hardly honorable
So James, Rousey is over-hyped and untested, eh? Let me see; she fought and defeated in less than 1 round both the current and former bantamweight champions, submitting tate (something that had never been done before by anyone), and stopping kaufman in less than 1 minute (also something that had never been done by anyone! At the time ronda fought them, tate was ranked #1 in her weight division in the world, and kaufman was reanked #2.
Seems to me that the only thing over hyped in your post is your ability to think cognizant thoughts at all! To say Ronda has not been tested is an ignorant statement that has no basis in reality! And as far as being over-hyped; nobody in the history of mma has done what ronda rousey has done in the cage, on many levels, (all fights ending in less than 1 round, all fights ending by the same submission move, etc), and nobody in the history of mma has engendered the kind of media coverage (or anything even close) as what Ronda Rousey has garned! You demonstrate complete ignorance when you make the kind of ridiculous assertions you made about rousey!
@Dee stop doing drugs and dressing like santa’s elf