Donald Trump may not fully land Miesha Tate's vote, but she certainly supports his hatred for Ronda Rousey.
The reigning women's bantamweight champion stopped short of endorsing the Republican Presidential candidate, who wants to "Make America Great Again," but she does share a common bond with him.
"Well, I wouldn't say that I've supported him," Tate told TMZ Sports. "I would say that I maybe like the idea of a Republican just for the simple fact that we've had two Democratic [Presidential terms], simple as that. But honestly, we do have one thing in common: He's not a Ronda Rousey fan."
Trump infamously reveled in Rousey's first-ever defeat, a knockout loss to Holy Holm at UFC 193 in Australia in November on Twitter.
"Glad to see that @RondaRousey lost her championship fight last night," Trump tweeted after the fight. "Was soundly beaten - not a nice person!"
Tate obviously noticed the tweet and had a new-found respect for the billionaire.
"He's said it, he's tweeted it out before," Tate said. "He's like, 'I don't like her.' I've never actually spoken to Donald Trump, so that's one thing he's got going for him. If I can give him any credit where credit's due, he's not a Ronda fan."
Tate lost to Rousey in "Rowdy's" second ever defense of the title at UFC 168 in December 2013. After Holm defeated Rousey, she lost the title to Tate in her first defense at UFC 196 on Las Vegas on Mar. 5.
Tate is scheduled to take on Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 and UFC president Dana White said the winner will meet Rousey. Tate is hell-bent on a rematch with "Rowdy," but called her "irrelevant" as she focuses on Nunes.
While Tate's hatred of Rousey comes from their competitiveness, Trump likely has ill-will toward the UFC fighter due to her blasting his Presidential candidacy.
"I wouldn't vote for [Trump]," Rousey told CNN in August. "I just really wouldn't trust the guy with running my country, that's all ... I'm not really going to get into specifics of it, but, I mean, I don't want a reality TV star to be running my country."
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