Ketlen Vieira vs Miesha Tate: Miesha, we believe in you!

UFC Fight Night 198 will take place in Las Vegas on the night of November 21. The main event of the night — a women's fight between Ketlen Vieira and Miesha Tate.

The fight will take place in the bantamweight division. Ketlen Vieira is ranked number seven in the UFC bantamweight division, while Miesha Tate is ranked eighth.

Ketlen alternates victories with defeats and sits in the place where she should be. She won't become a champion, and she is unlikely to fall lower in the nearest future. Viera fights well (a black belt in jiu-jitsu), hits really hard and powerfully. However, she has a lot of problems in the standing position. She managed to finish the fight by submission in the UFC only once, although she has already had seven fights in the league.

In her last fight, Viera lost to Yana Kunitskaya by unanimous decision (in February of this year). Yana was better at striking while Ketlen was trying to take her down on the canvas - sometimes she managed to do it, but more often, she didn't. In most cases, the women met in a clinch at the net, where the Russian woman actively worked with her knees.

Kunitskaya freed her opponent to the ground skillfully and beat more. In fact, she was the only one who beat. We can't say that her advantage in the fight was overwhelming, but the Russian's victory was still fair (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

After the fight, Dana White called Yana Kunitskaya, congratulated her on her victory, and said she deserved it.

She didn't do anything. Only you were pounding her with heavy blows to the body and the head. She continued to beat without stopping. You performed better and hit more slams - 178 to 16 or something. There is no doubt that you won this fight —my congratulations.

Dana White

The former champion returned after a five-year break and returned spectacularly with a knockout. However, Miesha's rival was very comfortable for her, but we shouldn't underestimate her victory. This fight showed us Miesha's condition.

Tate lost to 44-year-old Renault in the number of punches in a standing position but successfully transferred the fight to the ground, where she already pressed her opponent as she wanted. In the end, she still beat her in the third round from a dominant position.

Miesha Tate is back, and we want to root for her. And if you look objectively, she is better in the standing (Vier has a deficient standing level), and she is not inferior to Vier in wrestling. Also, she has tremendous experience and self-confidence after a convincing victory after returning.