Zingano reveals his support for Ronda: ‘I’ve already beaten Miesha Tate; Now I want to fight her’

C. Zingano (photo) won Miesha Tate at the TUF 17 Finale, in April. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Originally, accredited by the victory over Miesha Tate, Zingano cat would be TUF 18 coach alongside Ronda Rousey and would face the champion of the women's bantamweight category this Saturday (28), at UFC 168. A knee injury to the then challenger, however, changed Ultimate's plans, which promoted Miesha to her place on the reality show, and consequently in the fight for title. For the fight between Tate and Rousey, Zingano revealed that he preferred a victory for the belt holder, already thinking about a future confrontation.

“I already beat Miesha, so I'm not after her. I know what she has, I know her value. I'm ready for bigger and better challenges, and at the moment, Ronda is one of them. If Miesha wins, I'll be looking forward to this fight. We have some unfinished business that I would like to resolve, but at the moment I want to fight Ronda”, said the fighter, in an interview with the web program “The Shoot”.

At 31, Zingano cat has an undefeated record of eight victories. The North American is following closely, this Saturday (28), the co-main fight of UFC 168, between Miesha Tate e Ronda Rousey for the women's bantamweight category belt. The event, which takes place in Las Vegas (USA), has as its main fight a rematch between Anderson Silva e Chris Weidman. Check out the full fight night card:

MAIN CARD:

Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva;

Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate;

Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne;

Jim Miller vs Fabrício “Morango” Camões;

Dustin poirier vs Diego Brandao.

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Chris Leben vs Uriah Hall;

Gleison Tibau vs Michael Johnson;

Dennis Siver vs. Manny Gamburyan;

John Howard vs. Siyar Bahadurzada;

William “Patolino” Macário vs. Bobby Voelker;

Robbie Peralta vs Estevan Payan.