While Miesha Tate isn’t overreacting to her victory over Ronda Rousey in the cover vote for the new “EA Sports UFC” video game, the women’s bantamweight contender does believes the result is a reflection of Rousey’s public persona. “I think a lot of people have been turned off by Ronda’s poor sportsmanship and just the overall negative attitude on ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’” Tate told MMAjunkie on Monday. “I think she’s been kind of exposed.” As announced on Monday, Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) narrowly edged the current women’s bantamweight champion in the first round of fan voting for a cover spot next to 205-pound champ Jon Jones on the upcoming video game. Few, including Tate, expected “Cupcake” to receive more support than one of the sport’s most notable figures, which is why she was overjoyed when the news came to light
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Miesha Tate: ‘EA Sports UFC’ cover vote win a consequence of Rousey being ‘exposed’ – MMA Junkie