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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I'm not surprised [she beat Eye]. She's a great competitor and athlete. I've always said there's amazing things about her as a fighter. I need these other girls. It's not like I can do this by myself; I need a dance partner, and the analogy I use a lot is these girls are like plants. Sometimes, you can grow a crop and you can harvest it year after year like Miesha, and sometimes you harvest it once and it will never grow back – like I don't think Bethe will ever come back after this. But I think this might be the final season I can harvest the Tate crop... There's fan interest, so there's my interest. I'm interested in defending my title as many times as I need to before I feel like I'm done. If she's the best competitor and she's who the fans want to see, then I'm extremely interested in doing it. I'm an entertainer. I'm not just here for myself. I'm totally down if she's the won who's piqued my interest after I'm done beating Bethe."
-Ronda Rousey reacts to Miesha Tate's UFC on Fox 16 victory and a potential third fight with her greatest foe to date during a media conference call on Monday (via MMAJunkie.com).
Penick's Analysis: If Cyborg's not going to be an option without her making 135 lbs., Tate's the most sensible option at this point for Rousey's next fight. Obviously she doesn't expect to lose to Bethe Correia, and nobody outside of Correia's camp and immediate family expects otherwise; from there, Tate makes sense, and though it seems clear Rousey's going to win that fight as well, it's one that can be sold more easily than others. If it comes to fruition, I'd imagine it will indeed be Tate's last opportunity there.
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