When asked what went through her head after eating that big right hand from Sara McMann in their January bout, former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate answered, “I have to diffuse the situation and I have to re-establish my dominance.”
And dominate she did, en route to her third consecutive win inside the Octagon.
At UFC 183, the number two-ranked women’s bantamweight contender countered an early scare against McMann to earn a majority decision on the judges’ scorecards. Initially, Tate showed off her trademark toughness by simply battling through the knockdown and extending the fight to the second round. Over the next 10 minutes, Tate stole the momentum of the melee by turning a tight guillotine choke attempt into a mount and, later, winning a scramble and landing heavy elbows from the top.
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