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#2 Miesha Tate
Tate is Rondas biggest rival. The two simply do not like each other. At UFC 168, Ronda and Tate squared off in a rematch, after Ronda won their first fight. If there was anyone who was going to beat Ronda, it was Miesha Tate.
In the build up to the fight, Tate seemed to have gotten under Rondas skin. There was a chance that Ronda would get too emotional and leave an opening for Tate. Then there is stylistic issues. Tates wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu neutralized Rondas biggest strengths. Tate also has the best submission defense out of all of Rondas rivals. After their first fight, Ronda said that Tate was, much more savvy on the ground than I anticipated. It was no secret that Tates game had evolved tremendously since their first meeting. So going in to UFC 168, while still the favorite, the odds werent as heavily staked in Rondas favor.
The fight is probably the best example of Rondas all-round skill. Despite being clipped a couple of times and even taken down, Ronda dominated the first round, busting Tate up and nearly submitting her. Even when Tate took her down, Ronda dominated the fight by getting Tates head in a triangle and unloading with a series of punches. She matched Tate punch for punch on the feet and threw her around with her Judo.
The second round was much of the same, Ronda ate a few shots with ease and then threw Tate wherever she pleased, wrapping her up and trying to submit her or firing away with some ground and pound. On one occasion, as Ronda tried to get Tates arm to set up the armbar, Tate pushed up and wrapped her legs around Rondas head going for a submission. Ronda showed how good her submission defense is and wriggled free in no time, going back to work on getting an armbar. Ronda would get her favored submission in but Tate managed to get herself out of it. Tate spent almost the entirety of the round on her back defending submissions and eating punches.
In the third round, Tate finally gave in. After being taken down again, she tapped to the armbar within a minute of the round. It was a dominant performance by a dominant champion against her biggest rival.
