UFC adds Carmouche vs Tate to their July show

Ronda Rousey battles Liz Carmouche during their UFC Bantamweight Title bout at Honda Center on February 23, 2013 in Anaheim, CA. Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images

San Diego’s Liz Carmouche, who recently fought Roudy Ronda Rousey in the UFC’s first-ever women’s MMA bout – is now scheduled to face Miesha Tate on Fox 8’s main card of July 27. On Wednesday, the UFC officially announced the fight which was first rumored on UFC Tonight on Tuesday evening.

Since Carmouche (8-3), who trains at the San Diego Combat Academy in Mission Valley under the tutelage Manny Hernandez, came the closest to defeating Rousey, it appears they’ve now set her up as the gate keeper for any of Rousey’s future challengers. 

This turned out to be Liz Carmouche’s best opportunity to get a submission victory. After getting Rousey in a head lock, Rousey thwarted Carmouche’s attempt to get a choke hold by digging her teeth into Carmouche’s arm to get loose. All photos: Jeff Gross/Getty Images

Of course Tate, the former Strikeforce champion, is no slouch. Tate (12-3) lost her Strikeforce Championship to Rousey by armbar, then bounced back with an armbar submission of her own against Julie Kedzie. Like Carmouche, Tate has already made her Octagon debut, losing to Cat Zingano on the Main Card of the TUF 17 Finale in Las Vegas. She not only suffered the loss, but also lost an opportunity to coach against Rousey on TUF 18 which would have given her a second opportunity to face Rousey.

Like Carmouche, Miesha Tate can turn heads, especially when she dresses up in the formal wear. Here we see Tate receiving a Best Female Martial Artist Award at the third annual Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on December 1, 2010. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

As a result, we now have two really tough female mixed martial artists squaring off on July 27 at the KeyArena in Seattle. In the evening’s Main Event, they’re featuring flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson putting his belt on the line against John Moraga.