Miesha Tate is back on top of UFC's bantamweight division and will make her first defense at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.
Her opponent? Amanda Nunes of Brazil.
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BREAKING!!
— UFC (@ufc) April 7, 2016
IT'S ON!! @MieshaTate vs @Amanda_Leoa added to #UFC200 for the women's bantamweight title! 👊🏽👊🏽 pic.twitter.com/RROOgJSblT
Nunes (12-4) is the No. 4 ranked bantamweight, but unfortunately for the UFC her name doesn't draw eyeballs at the level Holly Holm or Ronda Rousey.
Despite rumors of an expedited return, Rousey isn't expected to fight again until November, and the freshest memory of Holm is her falling asleep in a Tate choke hold at UFC 197.
"Holly, it was her first defense, she wasn't successful," Tate (18-5) said on UFC Tonight. "It's not like she was a long-reigning champion, and I finished that fight. So I think the most dangerous woman is Amanda Nunes."
UFC champ @MieshaTate reacts to the announcement of her title defense against @Amanda_Leoa at #UFC200https://t.co/boQx7dwTjX
— UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) April 7, 2016
Nunes, a 27-year-old Brazilian, is 5-1 in the UFC with her only loss coming to Cat Zingano. She won three fights since that loss with a TKO against Shayna Baszler, a submission of Sara McMann and a unanimous decision over Valentina Shevchenko.