The UFC 183 prelims will be headlined by a womens bantamweight bout between Miesha Tate and Sara McMann, two women looking to fight their way back into a shot at Ronda Rousey and the belt. Jerseys Cheap . Catch the UFC 183 prelims live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday at 8pm et/5pm pt. on TSN4. Both have already had their opportunities at the gold, more recently McMann lost via first round TKO after taking a knee to the body from Rousey at UFC 170. Tate lost to the bantamweight champion via an armbar submission in the third round of their bout at UFC 168 in the second professional contest between the fighters. Since failing to win the title, Tate has earned unanimous decision victories over Liz Carmouche and Rin Nakai while McMann bounced back with a split decision win against Lauren Murphy. As she prepares for the matchup at UFC 183, Tate knows shell be in the octagon with a dangerous fighter. I think stylistically it (the McMann fight) presents a lot of problems for me, said Tate to UFC.com. Its a very difficult matchup, but those are the kind of fights that when you win, theyre much more rewarding than the fights that maybe youre supposed to win. I know that this is a very even fight. She has her strengths and I have my strengths and if we both come in there putting a hundred percent on the line, it could be anyones fight. While everyone in the bantamweight division is focused on taking on Rousey, a title upset at UFC 184 could present a faster route to a title shot for Tate. I know that if Cat Zingano did beat Ronda Rousey that it would get me a title shot more quickly, said Tate to UFC.com. I feel like a lot of people think the fight with Cat and I was unfinished business. I won the first two rounds and the stoppage in the third round was questionable at best. So theres definitely room for a rematch there and its something Ive been waiting for and that I want again. But at the same time, I really like fighting Ronda, and I definitely think that the third time could definitely be the charm. Meanwhile, McMann told The MMA Hour on MMAfighting.com, that she wanted and went after the fight against Tate. I had a hard time getting people that wanted to fight me, said McMann to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. I know other girls had fights lined up and since Miesha just came fresh off a fight and win against an undefeated opponent and shes pretty game for higher level fights, I thought it would be a very good fit for me. I want to fight the top ranked girls. The 34-year-old Olympic silver medalist is the number three ranked womens bantamweight fighter in the UFC and a victory over her second ranked opponent should put her squarely back into the title contender pole position. 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Ireland had only won twice in France in the past 40 years, and not at Stade de France since 2000, but a victory looked there for the taking after winger Tommy Bowes two tries put the Irish 17-6 up at halftime. "We were struggling at halftime. The players showed great spirit to come back, but when you give 10 points away to Ireland it becomes hard to win the game," France coach Philippe Saint-Andre said. "We wanted to start well in the first 15 minutes, but we played a bit too much in our half. It was when started to take control of the match that we conceded a (second try)." France failed to show much attacking creativity, and profited from an Ireland lapse in midfield to get back into the game when centre Wesley Fofana scored his third try in consecutive games early in the second half. France needed the steady kicking of scrumhalf Morgan Parra, who landed all four of his penalties, to escape with a point. "Were very disappointed with the result, although we came back into it well," France captain Thierry Dusautoir said. "In the dressing room it felt like a defeat," Saint-Andre said. "The Irish defend very well and contest the breakdown well. You have to congratulate the Irish, but you cant give points away easily like we did." Wales can clinch the Grand Slam by beating Italy and then France at home. France won its opening two matches, at home to Italy and away to Scotland, and plays England at Stade de France next Sunday. Bowe was at his opportunistic best, reading France centre Aurelien Rougeries telegraphed pass to intercept and score his first try. He scored his second from a brilliant individual effort, leaving the French defence stranded in a 60-meter run. Ireland coach Declan Kidney said his team gave away too many sloppy turnovers in the second half. "If youre not disappoited after you dont win, you shouldnt be in the job," Kidney said. Ireland captain Paul OConnell echoed that sentiment. "Were really disappointed with our second half performance," he said. "Were very frustrated." Ireland started the tournament with a last-minute home loss to Wales, before thumping Italy 42-10 last weekend. "We had an outstanding first half. We put them under so much pressuree but to come away with no points in the second half is a huge disappointment, and its a very quiet dressing room," Bowe said. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping. . "Obviously we were very happy with the first half, to score two tries over here is very difficult." As in the previous two matches, France flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc struggled with his tactical kicking game and Ireland quickly started to get on top. Ireland took the lead when France decided to run the ball from its 22-yard line and Rougeries casual pass popped up invitingly for Bowe to run unchallenged and touch down under the posts in the 13th minute. Ireland then gave away a penalty for offside and Parra slotted over from close range to make it 7-3. But France was struggling to withstand Irelands power in the scrum and gave away another penalty, which Jonathan Sexton converted for 10-3. "We made too many mistakes in the ruck early on," Dusautoir said. The French pack finally forced Ireland to retreat as the half wore on, and referee Dave Pearson awarded another penalty. Parra kept France within touching distance with a fine kick from 45 metres. Ireland regained control shortly before the interval. The ball was spun along the line from left to right, and Bowe was 60 yards out when he collected a pass, palmed off a weak tackle from Fofana, kicked the ball expertly over the head of fullback Clement Poitrenaud, judged the bounce perfectly and sprinted into the right corner. Sextons conversion hit the inside of the post and sneaked over to put Ireland firmly in command. France started the second half brightly and Parra whipped the ball out to the blindside to Rougerie but Poitrenaud fumbled his pass. Thankfully for France, Parra kicked over a crucial penalty from a difficult angle wide left to make it 17-9. Fofana then scored a fine solo try. Trinh-Duc picked up a loose ball in midfield and quickly fed Fofana, who set off on an angled run and brushed off fullback Rob Kearneys desperate tackle to slide over near the corner. Parra tied the match with another clinical penalty from 40 yards. Ireland scrumhalf Connor Murray hurt his right knee after landing awkwardly and was replaced midway through the second half by Eoin Reddan. "Connor probably hyper-extended his knee," Kidney said. "It doesnt appear the ligaments are damaged." After Lionel Beauxis had missed with two drop goal attempts, left winger Julien Malzieu galloped down the wing but was held up just short of the line. cheap nfl jerseyscheap jerseys ' ' '
