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Miesha Tate on Conor McGregor vs. UFC: ‘This is reasonable promotion’
- Updated: April 27, 2016
Don’t expect Miesha Tate to rally behind Conor McGregor’s battle against the UFC for fewer promotional obligations. The women’s bantamweight champion gave her thoughts to ESPN on McGregor’s decision to skip a recent UFC press conference and the resulting UFC decision to pull him from UFC 200. And to her way of thinking, McGregor’s actions aren’t just self serving, they’re an added burden to the other fighters (such as herself) on the card.
Tate outlined how she’s had to pull extra promotional weight since McGregor is now no longer part of the UFC 200 package (transcript via MMAFighting):
“I understand that he has an obsession with beating Nate right now and he wants to stay focused and stay the course at all costs. I get it. But at the end of the day. it says in your contract when you sign …
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