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Miesha Tate: I have the heart and technique to 'overcome' Cris 'Cyborg'

UFC champ Miesha Tate would like to defend her title against 145-pound wrecking-machine "Cyborg" Justino.

Newly crowned UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has a fight versus Amanda Nunes coming up at UFC 200 in two weeks. However, in the back of her mind already lingers another, arguably way bigger challenge -- the 145-pound wrecking machine Cris Cyborg Justino.

"I think it would be really cool to fight Cyborg, honestly," Tate said during a media lunch on Monday (transcription via MMAFighting.com). "Like to really see what it's like to be in there with someone with her power.