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Nicolas Atkin

Miesha Tate thinks putting up a “BMF” title belt for the Madison Square Garden main event between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal makes the UFC seem like the WWE.
The winner of the fight at UFC 244 on November 2 will be given an actual championship, UFC president Dana White said after announcing the fight last week.
Though White confirmed the belt would be a “one and done” deal, with no future title defences for the “baddest [expletive]”, Tate was still not enthusiastic.
“It really does marry that WWE feeling to the UFC in a way that’s never been done before,” the former women’s bantamweight champion told Sirius XM radio.

@MieshaTate likes the idea of the #Masvidal - #Diaz fight, but should it be for a belt? Miesha shares her concerns on the #BMF Belt with @RyanMcKinnell
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— MMA on SiriusXM (@MMAonSiriusXM) September 12, 2019

“If you start putting the belt around people who are not [the best], then what does the belt mean, exactly?”
“I’m a huge fan of both, I love watching them fight,” she added. “But to put a belt around one of them, I just think it’s a bit odd.”
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Tate’s comments caused a bit of a stir on social media, and the 33-year-old – who is now a vice-president with Asian MMA organisation One Championship – defended herself on Twitter.
“A belt in any premier organisation is supposed to mean you are the best in the world,” she said. “I’m not hating on these guys, huge fan of both fighting styles but why not make it for a trophy?”


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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

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Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz will fight at Madison Square Garden on November 2. Photo: ESPN MMA

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (left) attends the Skyscraper premiere in New York. Jorge Masvidal wants him at Madison Square Garden. Photos: AP

One Championship’s Miesha Tate says ‘women need to hit things’ as she talks MMA, UFC career and Ronda Rousey feud

Miesha Tate, who recently made an appearance at Rise in Hong Kong, dived into a number of subjects during her two speaking sessions. Photo by David Fitzgerald/RISE via Sportsfile

Handout image shows former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and her partner Johnny Nunez with their daughter Amaia. [MY LIFE POST MAGAZINE] CREDIT: Courtesy of Miesha Tate

10 July 2019; Miesha Tate, Vice President, ONE Championship, and Hari Vijayarajan, Chief Commercial Officer, ONE Championship, on Q + A Stage during day two of RISE 2019 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. Photo by David Fitzgerald/RISE via Sportsfile

UFC fighter Miesha Tate.

Former multiple-time Women’s Bantamweight World Champion Miesha Theresa Tate in Wan Chai. 10JUL19 [FEATURES] SCMP / Xiaomei Chen

10 July 2019; Miesha Tate, Vice President, ONE Championship, on Centre Stage during day two of RISE 2019 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. Photo by David Fitzgerald/RISE via Sportsfile

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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion thinks Diaz-Masvidal bout should be for a trophy instead
‘If you start putting the belt around people who are not the best, what does the belt mean, exactly?’



Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion thinks Diaz-Masvidal bout should be for a trophy instead – ‘what does the belt mean, exactly?’
