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Morning Report: Miesha Tate says Ronda Rousey 'mentally beat herself' against Holly Holm

Where Ronda Ronda famously failed against Holly Holm at UFC 193, Tate plans to prove the old adage that styles make fights.

With Rousey on the shelf until November, Tate gets another crack at the UFC women's bantamweight title March 5 at UFC 196 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"I think Ronda went into that fight with Holly thinking, 'If I don't finish this girl in under two minutes, I'm already a failure,' and she went in there with such desperation to get a quick finish," Tate told FOX Sports. "She had 25 minutes to get that fight to the ground and submit Holly.