“Calling Out Kim Kardashian and Talking Cr*p About Michael Phelps” – Ex-UFC Champion Bashed Ronda Rousey for Taking Shots at Untrained Combatant

Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate have been a part of one of the most bitter rivalries in the UFC. Despite having shared the Octagon twice, the pair just couldn’t seem to make peace with each other. 

At the time when their rivalry was at its peak, both did not shy away from taking a dig at each other, whenever an opportunity was provided. 

Tate made an appearance at the MMA hour for an interview. Ariel Helwani asked Tate, “What did you think when you saw her in the body issue for ESPN? Did you think that was…perhaps hypocritical?”.  

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The former woman’s Bantamweight champion was quick to respond. She said, “Oh yeah! Absolutely. It was extremely hypocritical. I mean…You know…she’s sitting there, pointing the fingers at the ring girls for doing Playboy. When it’s like, you know I mean, the ring girls were there. Kind of as s*x sells part of the mixed martial art.” 

While ranting, Tate added, “I mean to me, it’s dumb. She needs to stop talking so much crap. Especially about celebrities and people who aren’t even fighters and stuff like that. To me, that’s soo childish.” 

Tate then mentions Kim Kardashian and Michael Phelps, two people who Rousey had called out in the past. The cupcake asked Rousey to “Grow up”

The conversation continues further with both personalities discussing Dana White. 

Miesha Tate vs Ronda Rousey: The Rivalry

Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey have shared the Octagon twice. On both occasions, the fight was for a title and Rowdy came out on top in both events. 

When the pair fought for the second time at UFC 168, Tate was the first person, at the time, to push Rousey beyond the first round. The fight lasted till the third round where under a minute into the third, Ronda submitted Tate via an armbar. It was Ronda’s third UFC title defense.

Careers Post UFC 168

Rousey went on to defend her title a total of seven times before eventually losing it to Holly Holm in a major upset at UFC 193. Rousey would retire from the sport after losing to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 via a first-round TKO. 

Ironically, Miesha Tate defeated Holly Holm for the UFC bantamweight belt at UFC 196. After losing her bout to Raquel Pennington, Tate took a hiatus from the sport in 2016. She returned after almost five years and fought Marion Reneau. She won via TKO. 

At 36 years old and currently on a two-fight losing skid, if Miesha Tate decides to ride off in the sunset, fans would not question her decision. She would go out as one of the best woman MMA fighters to have graced the octagon.

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