Holly Holm's coach Mike Winkeljohn isn't mincing any words.
In an interview with Submission Radio, Winkeljohn talked up Miesha Tate as the new bantamweight champion while managing to throw former champ Ronda Rousey directly under the bus, per Bloody Elbow. (emphasis my own)
"You know what, I think that Ronda knows that she's already beaten Miesha twice," Winkeljohn told Submission Radio. "So if she's going to come back, I think she was a little intimidated by Holly coming back and that, you know, it won't change her fight with Ronda. I'm still very confident that if Holly fights Ronda it would be the same outcome again just because the way their styles are, and I think it will be different next time she fights Miesha. I think Miesha has improved as a fighter and I think she's tremendous at what she does, so I love the competition and I think the fans want to see more of it, what these ladies can do."
Despite Tate's noncommittal response to who she's fighting next, UFC President Dana White has insisted that Ronda Rousey is the top contender for the belt.
With UFC 200 right around the corner, we'll see if Tate's camp caves and gives Holm the title rematch she deserves.
