Like most people who watched UFC 193, Miesha Tate was shocked to see Holly Holm handle Ronda Rousey with relative ease to capture the bantamweight championship.
Before Holm, Tate had been the benchmark for hanging tough with the Olympic judoka. In their first meeting, which occurred under the Strikeforce banner, Tate was lauded for her mettle because she didn’t tap immediately in the first round despite having her arm hyperextended to an uncomfortable angle. In their rematch, “Cupcake” became the only Rousey victim to survive past the first frame before ultimately submitting to an armbar in round three.