Joe Rogan: ‘Miesha Tate Shouldn’t Retire, She’s Still Marketable’
Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan commented on the unclear structure of the UFC’s pay scale and how it relates to Miesha Tate’s recent comments about a potential retirement during a recent episode of his podcast.
“She made some interview recently where she said she should probably think about what she’s going to do when she retires. That she should probably at least consider that. Whoa. She’s thinking about retiring?”
Rogan is referring to Tate saying the following to ESPN:
“I fear that they want me to fight all the other top girls, and the connotation is that if they beat me, they get a title, but if I beat them, it’s ‘bring on the next one.’ Essentially, I feel like they have deemed me as a gatekeeper, and that’s fine for a while because I put myself there. I won and lost those fights. But there has to be some light at the end of that tunnel. If there’s not, what is my future in this sport? It’s a very fine line. All I can say is I don’t want it to go in that direction, but anything is a possibility. If it’s clear there’s no way for me to get a title shot as long as Ronda has the belt, then I don’t know. I suppose I have to look at my options. And that’s not saying I will retire, but it’s something I’d have to think about.”
Tate (17-5) is currently on a four-fight winning streak. In her last six bouts, she’s 4-2.
Rogan explained that despite Tate losing to Rousey more than once, she is still marketable.
“It’s not like she’s not hot,” said Rogan. “She’s hot as f**k, right? She’s got a beautiful body. Great ass. Sorry I said that. Sorry, Miesha. All due respect, but she’s a great fighter, too. She’s very tough. Miesha probably makes a very small fraction of what Ronda makes and she’s elite. She’s an outstanding fighter. She’s tough as shit and people love her. It’s weird.”
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Tate is rumored to fight Amanda Nunes (11-4), who is 4-1 in her last five bouts and is currently on a two-fight winning streak, at a to be determined event in December.
