Miesha Tate Willing To Fight Ronda Rousey As Many Times As The UFC Permits

Despite going down twice to reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate is still willing to give it a go for the third time as long as UFC President Dana White and the company allows her. The former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion shared her thoughts with The Telegraph on various subjects including the impact of women in mixed martial arts, her upcoming fight with Sara McMann and her rivalry with Rousey.

The 28-year-old jiu-jitsu fighter said that she is willing for a third round with Rousey despite her two previous failings, saying she is ready to put a dent on the immaculate record of the champion. The Tacoma, Washington native is eager to ward off all contenders in her weight class and ascend to number two status once again and be next in line for a third fight with Rowdy.

"For me, I want to do it again; I'll fight Ronda as many times as they'll let me, as many times as it takes for me to beat her. I keep saying the third time's a charm," Tate explained.

Aside from expressing her yearning to be on top of the UFC world, Tate also discussed the driving force of the majority of women who engage in the contact sport. She said that many of the women she has talked to have dark and abusive pasts and are somewhat using the Octagon to channel all the negative energy that they carry. She also lauded the efforts of her co-competitors who are empowering themselves and adding assertions to the argument that women and men are equals. This is despite the glaring gap in fight purses between the men and women's divisions; when in fact, she claims both genders are just doing the same preparation and hard work. She made a parallel example of Hollywood actresses who are also compensated lesser as compared with their male counterparts, a problem which also persists in the UFC.

Tate also touched up on her upcoming bout with Sara McMann on UFC 183. She relayed that she has the upper hand on the striking and jiu-jitsu skills and must watch out for the renowned wrestling skills of McMann. The lady brawlers are scheduled to showcase their skills in the non-title bout on Jan. 31 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as one of the preliminary fights leading to the Nick-Diaz and Anderson Silva main event.