UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is confident she'll still have her title following her next fight.
Tate (18-5-0) will take on challenger Amanda Nunes (12-4-0) on July 9 at UFC 200 as part of the star-studded main card, but the champion believes she carries a big edge in the mental game.
"I don't think she has what it takes to be a champion and still be willing to dig deep in those championship rounds. I do and that's really what separates us is the mental toughness," Tate told Damon Martin of FOX Sports.
Nunes has been criticized for problems with her conditioning in the past, and Tate questions her opponent's ability to stay strong mentally when her body begins to weaken.
"I think it might not even be a question of cardio because I'm sure she trains really, really hard. I think she breaks mentally in fights," Tate said. "I think it affects her will to push her body to the limit and I know that's not a problem I have.
"I know that when push comes to shove, at any point in that fight, I'm going to be pushing that pace, I'm going to be going forward and I'm going to put it on her and I think that she's going to break mentally."
