Miesha Tate

Former Strikeforce bantamweight champion Miesha Tate took to Twitter at 3:36 p.m. Thursday after learning the first women’s fight in UFC history would between UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (who defeated Tate for the Strikeforce belt via armbar in the first round in March) and Liz Carmouche.

Bummed I didn’t even get offered to fight @rondarousey for the first women’s UFC fight

— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) December 6, 2012

By 6:55 p.m., Tate was not happy to learn Rousey had said Tate had turned down a title shot.

Straight up Lie “@fighterspiritla: @mieshatate @rondarousey Ronda said in her interview with Ariel that you turned down a rematch with her.”

— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) December 7, 2012

One minute later Tate addressed a comment by UFC President Dana White …

He’s misinformed “@ccasiglio: @mieshatate I just read Dana said u turned it down.”

— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) December 7, 2012

The Twitter flurry continued Friday morning when someone pointed out to White that Tate claimed she never turned down a fight with Rousey:

@menoone71 she just got smashed by Ronda we didn’t ask her to fight

— Dana White (@danawhite) December 7, 2012

Tate replied about an hour later:

@danawhite @menoone71 Cool, next time don’t specifically call me out along w Mcmann saying I didn’t want 2 take the fight

— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) December 7, 2012

@osuricky @danawhite Never would turn down a chance to be in the UFC, I would fight Brock Lesnar if they said it would be in the UFC

— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) December 7, 2012

@osuricky @danawhite that was immediately following my last fight when UFC was still not an option there’s always an exception 2 the rule

— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) December 7, 2012

During those tweets, however, White weighed in with perhaps the final word:

@ellennuadhain @menoone71 there are at least 3 tough fights for Ronda before Tate would fight her again

— Dana White (@danawhite) December 7, 2012