The loss for Tate snapped a five-fight winning streak dating back to her 2013 loss to Rousey in their rematch.
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On Friday, Tate said, “I’m going to go out there tomorrow and I’m going to rip her heart out of her chest”.
Nunes was the fourth-ranked bantamweight before Saturday.
According to UFC President Dana White, it is only proper for Tate to be the headliner considering her performance and monumental victory over Holly Holm at UFC 196 last March 5.
Nunes became the UFC’s first openly gay champion with her first-round submission of Miesha Tate. I always have to work to try to make things happen in my life. He took a lot of good shots from me and I took some from him.
Tate admitted: ‘She’s a very fast starter, very risky in the first round and she caught me.
I just saw her recently, talked to her recently and she’s back in training.
Nunes now is positioned to be the opponent when Rousey declares herself ready to fight again, perhaps by the end of the year.
“I am so excited”, Tate said at Friday’s public weigh-ins. “My ground-and-pound, I’m sure he’s gonna feel it tomorrow as sure as I’m gonna feel his punch tomorrow”, he asserted.
Brock Lesnar celebrates after defeating Mark Hunt during their heavyweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 200, Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Las Vegas.
Not surprising anyone, Lesnar maintained a safe distance from Hunt for the first couple minutes of the fight, and Hunt tried not to get into takedown range.
“I got careless and she made me pay for it”. This girl is going to be the next UFC champion, I’m telling you.
But Jones was popped for a suspected failed drugs test this week, which took him off the card, so former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepped in on late notice to meet Cormier in a light heavyweight, non-title fight.
The fight went on with Lesnar receiving a score of 29-27 on all three of the judges’ scorecards to land him a unanimous decision victory.
In the other main card bouts, Jose Aldo (26-2) won the interim featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Frankie Edgar (20-5-1).
“Earlier today, I said something that was offensive and I’m truly sorry”, Cerrone wrote on Instagram. Aldo was masterful against Frankie Edgar, also one of the best fighters to ever take the Octagon.
Kelvin Gastelum, of Mexican heritage, faces former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks; Brazilian Raphael Assunçao meets former bantamweight champion T.J Dillashaw; Spaniard Enrique Marín meets Sage Northcutt; Diego “The Nightmare” Sanchez will duke it out with Joe Lauzon; and Brazil’s Thiago Santos meets Gegard Mousasi.
Former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez (14-2) also beat Travis Browne (18-4-1) via first-round TKO.
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“I wanted to finish the fight, but the guy got a coconut head”.
