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As reported earlier this week, Miesha Tate told a story during her appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that involved Paige VanZant telling her about the time she was cussed out by Ronda Rousey at a VIP event for congratulating Holly Holm on beating her at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia.
For those who missed the original story, the following is what Miesha Tate told Joe Rogan during her appearance on his podcast this week:
“[Paige] came up to me like, ‘Miesha, I have to tell you this experience I had with Ronda.’ I’m like, oh, what? She was like, ‘well, we were at Reebok deal recently, we were at a shoot and I was trying to find her so we could get a picture. And the Reebok people were like, ‘don’t ask Ronda for a picture.’ She was like, why? They’re like, ‘just don’t. Just stay away from Ronda. Don’t ask her for a picture.’
“I guess Ronda came later that day and sought her out and just cussed her out. Like, they had never really had a conversation either. [Paige] was like, ‘I don’t know Ronda other than hi/bye. That’s it.’ I guess Ronda came up and was like, ‘fuck you, you fair-weather bitch! How dare you cross me? Blah, blah, blah.’ She was like, ‘cross you? What are you talking about?’ And [Ronda] was like, ‘you congratulated Holly Holm for beating me, so fuck you, you fucking fair-weather 115-pound…’ Just went off on Paige. Paige came and told me and I was like, honey, welcome to my world.
“She was like, ‘oh my gosh, I’m glad that I saw this side of her so I know, because I didn’t understand. I told Ronda, I’m sorry if that offended you, but I’m allowed to congratulate whoever I want. I congratulated Rose Namajunas when she beat me. I was like, you know, you whooped my ass. That was a badass performance. I just simply told Holly congratulations once. It wasn’t anything anti-Ronda.’ But Ronda, I guess, just ripped her a new one.”
When asked by celebrity-gossip website TMZ.com about the story Tate told, UFC Women’s Strawweight contender and “Dancing With The Stars” participant Paige VanZant offered the following response:
“It appears that I offended Ronda by congratulating Holly after her victory. The incident was very shocking and totally unnecessary.”
H/T to MMAFighting.com for the above Miesha Tate quote from the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.
