[DogWithABone]

Miesha Tate vis submission round two. Holly looks like a drowning possum on the ground and Miesha will make sure she spends alot of time there. One dimensional Holly is in big trouble but hell, so was Buster Douglass right? It's all guess work really.....

She's never been taken down. We have no idea what she can or can't do on the ground, but we know she easily powered out of Ronda's ground game after being the one to take Rousey down.

[HumiliationOne]

Spot on Leroy and even if Holly did look bad on the ground she will not anymore. She is training with the likes of Jon Jones, the GOAT.  Yes, Holly struggled a little early in her MMA career. Those days are over.  She is coming and she is bringing hell with her.  And lets not forget about the elephant in the bikini bottoms errrr room.  Holly juiced.  It is obvious from her strength, speed and aggression gains in Rousey fight. Not to mention that she is hung like a small Japanese man now.

[sinclairfan]

Miesha better not drop the soap in the shower.

[HumiliationOne]

LOL. Nice work sinclairfan

[G Star & KK]

Holm will either knock Tate out or the referee will stop it because Tate is taking too much punishment. Tate is in much the same position as Rousey, she either has to stand and trade punches which is a bad idea, or try and take Holm down which didn't work out well for Rousey who had an impressive take down record and has already beaten Tate twice.

I predict Tate will talk about it being her turn to take the belt etc, and that she's got a much smarter game plan than Rousey. But reality will bite early in the first round when Holm starts landing punches, she'll either desperately try for a take down and get knocked out trying, or she'll try and trade punches and get knocked out trying.

[DogWithABone]

Tate and Rousey have completely different takedown games. Rousey is a judo specialist who uses leverage and opponents body movement against them. Tate is a wrestler who shoots in hard and takes the legs out from under her opponent. Holm has never fought a wrestler before, it's a completely different approach to takedown defense.

[Tiger80]

Holm will punch Tate pretty hard. This could be a bloody affair.

T

[HumiliationOne]

Not sure about heels here but Cupcake getting towered over by Holly on top of Empire State Building.

[manchester101]

Holly was so impressive against Ronda, I can
Only see it going the same way against Tate.
Tho Meisha I think will give it a good go, could be
the last time she fights for the championship if
She loses.

[daveboxfan]

She will be knocked out
.

[Vicky_35]

Coming up this weekend...think some of you will be surprised/disappointed with the outcome.

[Kateintense]

this one  will be quite a war, though I predict Holm will take Tate. The fitness is similar, but Tate simply has no answer for Holm's boxing and reach. Holly has great footwork and an ability to stay out at a distance that has always to me seemed twice what ought to be possible to her. combo of arm-reach and those long legs.  Holly can stay so far out, moves great and has what boxers call "ring generalship, she can move fighters around the ring where she wants to go with them.   What I don't think we know yet is how good Holly is on the ground.  I doubt when things go to ground that holly will be so able to go back to stand-up like she did with Rousey.

Tate still has all the stuff she had to take Rousey past round one when noone else had been able to, and she's not burdened down with Ronda's level or arrogance. Tate is the more well-rounded mma fighter than Holm is, and will dominate downfighting  and may be close to dominant on the cage. Yet, she can take a hit, and unlike rousey, Tate doesn't think there has been some cosmic miscarriage of justice  if she does get hit.

It's 5 to 6 n pick 'em with these two- the best sort of a fight! I'm hedge my bets, but I will pick Tate. Oh, and hey- for the first time online I'll say this: I predicted Holm could well beat Rousey way long before anyone else thought it likely. Fighting mma is so FAST, and at this level ability differences are not so great. Yet and still: it will be a war, but one Holm will win. IF she does..OH MY will UFC 200 rematch with Rousey ever be  be EPIC!!

Damn- laugh!!  this time an actual laugh, not a cyber "lol" . I read back over my first statement, and after all that impressive expertise, I said each would win in the last few sentences...said I pick Miesha, then, forgetting that I had said that I put "Holly will win"
silly me, right.
What my "double-pick" shows, is either that I don't have a clue, or that this is such a a deliciously even, skilled match-up that it is about impossibel to say who would win. Both women are very strong is differing skill areas.  Tate has the ground game pretty clearly, and Holly the stand up striking- both box and kick. ground game vs standup..interesting huh. One final guess- holly will be good enough fighting down to keep Misesha from getting a tap and will nail her with a strike. Holm will take it with ref stoppage.

[Vicky_35]

I like Miesha.I like her attitude, I like her personality. And I think her experience will show and allow her to persevere. Her main downfall in my opinion is she seems to have trouble finishing big fights. I am afraid this will go to the scorecards, and if it does, the champion will get the nod. I hope I am wrong. I truly believe Miesha is the better (MMA) fighter.i just don't know that she will be able to stop Holly.

[DoYouKnowWhoIAm?]

Holly in a complete beat down.  Tate is a very good wrestler and a very tough girl but she has never faced what she is about to face against Holm.  Holly is the next level female MMA athlete.  World champion boxer who has now dedicated herself to MMA and has the best coaching.  Her lateral and head movement, onothodox southpaw stance, FIVE ! inch reach advantage, snapping right jab and powerful left will all equal a bloodbath for Tate on the feet.  Not to mention Holly is a kickboxer. 
Tate will go in cautious trying not to make same mistake Ronda did.  Holly will also be cautious not wanting to get taken down.  Tate will begin to get walked down and start eating jabs.  When Tate tries to close distance with punches, Holly will use her amazing straight left counter punches.  Tate will dive in for leg takedowns and Holly will sprawl and make her pay on way in and out.  Repeat...
  Tate will be lucky to make it through 2 rounds .  Vegas has Holm favored 4 to 1.  I have it Holm 6 to 1.
   Looking forward to seeing Cupcake get KTFO

this one  will be quite a war, though I predict Holm will take Tate. The fitness is similar, but Tate simply has no answer for Holm's boxing and reach. Holly has great footwork and an ability to stay out at a distance that has always to me seemed twice what ought to be possible to her. combo of arm-reach and those long legs.  Holly can stay so far out, moves great and has what boxers call "ring generalship, she can move fighters around the ring where she wants to go with them.

Holly is something which has never been seen before in the UFC, either in the male or female leagues - a genuine world-class strike fighter.

Meisha is brave (and cute!) but a grappler has little chance of beating a world class boxer/kickboxer like Holly.

Little Cupcake is getting KTFO.

[HumiliationOne]

Fight night!! I stay with my original prediction.  Holly in a one sided humiliating beatdown that ends in the 2nd after Tate absorbs a barrage of lefts and kicks that melts her into canvass as Holm has hardly broken a sweat.