Trainer Robert Follis declared that newly-crowned Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is ready to face the top contenders in the division at UFC 200.
Follis said that the final decision will still be made by the promotion, particularly UFC president Dana White. But if they will have it their way, Follis wants to see Tate collide with Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm or Amanda Nunes.
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Tate, who won the UFC bantamweight title via a fifth-round submission win over Holm at UFC 196, was supposed to get a rematch with Rousey before the former champion took a knockout loss to Holm.
Now that Tate is on top of the division, Follis revealed that his fighter is ready to face Rousey for the third time. However, Tate's coach added that it remains to be seen whether or not Rousey, who defeated Tate in the first two fights, is ready to appaear in the Octagon again, particularly at UFC 200.
"What do I think is going to happen? This sport's so crazy," Follis said in an interview in The MMA Hour. "We went from having a title fight to not having it. Will Ronda be ready? Is she going to be doing a movie? Does she really want to fight now?"
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Follis added that they are also willing to give Holm an immediate rematch. He has no doubt in his mind that Tate is now a better fighter after the huge morale-boosting victory at UFC 196.
Aside from the rematches with Rousey and Holm, Follis admitted that they are also keeping an eye on Nunes, who has impressed analysts in her last three matches. The 27-year-old Brazilian won against Valentina Schevchenko at UFC 196, which came after stoppage wins against Shayna Baszler and Sara McMann last year.
Follis also reiterated that they prefer not to wait long before Tate's first defense of her title. If they will decide on the matter, the coach wants Tate appear at UFC 200.
"Me personally, I would love to see her get a fight at 200," Follis continued. "Let's line that up. Let's put Amanda Nunes in there. She wants it. We want it. If Holly's ready, let's go do that."
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