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Gene LeBell: 'Miesha Tate is better than she's getting credit for'

Most messages coming out of the camp of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's Bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey regarding her next challenger Miesha Tate are typically not that flattering.

Judo legend and Rousey mentor, Gene LeBell, is an exception, however, as the mild-mannered mastermind behind the "sadistic" Rousey is fine with giving credit where credit is due, but he's also realistic in that regard.

"I think Miesha Tate might give her a hell of a go herself. Miesha Tate -- people underestimate her. She's a damned good wrestler, fighter," LeBell told Bruce Buffer on his "It's Time" podcast (via FOX Sports).