Miesha Tate continues to come to the defense of Paige VanZant against Ronda Rousey.
The reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion already revealed the story of "Rowdy" coming up to the "Dancing with the Stars" participant and fellow UFC fighter and yelling at her for supporting Holly Holm.
After Holm handed Rousey her first defeat in the UFC back in November, VanZant congratulated her on the feat. Rousey, who clearly was very emotional following her first loss, wasn't happy about it.
Tate appeared on the "Joe Rogan Experience" earlier this month and said Rousey sought VanZant out at VIP party and was furious at her, dropping f-bombs and getting in her face for congratulating Holm. Tate has taken the story one step further and recently called Rousey "emotionally unstable."
"I think Ronda is somewhat emotionally unstable and I think that's been characteristic for a long time," Tate said on Rush Fight Club on SiriusXM via MMAFighting.com. "Doesn't mean she fights any worse for it. I'm not knocking her as an athlete but emotionally she's just got some things that are a little bit strange and I think that that was one of them."
Rousey admitted she was down in the dumps following the defeat and contemplated suicide. For her part, VanZant has publicly downplayed the incident and believes she and Rousey will be fine and move on from it.
The world is awaiting Rousey's return to the Octagon as she continues to train, and VanZant said she'd love to see her face Cris "Cyborg" Justino, who has challenged her on several occasions.
As for Tate, she defeated Holm for the belt on Mar. 5 and will defend her title against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 on July 9.
Tate now has an even closer relationship with VanZant because she respects the way the blonde bombshell dealt with the Rousey situation.
"This is why I feel like I identify with Paige more," she said. "She's so kind and when this whole thing happened she was like, 'We're emotional beings and hopefully I can make it right with Ronda,' and she's still such a sweetheart but I'm not that way. When Ronda does things like that to me I'm just like, 'No, eff you.' I'm not gonna bow down and not say how I feel."
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