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However, Tate took herself out of the running for that fight, saying she didn't feel her performance against Kedzie warranted a title rematch.
"I'm personally not happy with my performance and I don't think it was a contention-worthy performance," Tate said after the event (transcribed by MMAJunkie.com). "So I'm not going to ask for [a title shot] at this point because I don't feel that I deserve it. I think that I need to take a couple fights and I need a better performance than that. The fans deserve something better, and I'm just taking it one step at a time and see where it goes from there."
Tate had to survive a bad spot during the fight, as she got knocked down with a head kick from Kedzie. Tate survived, and in an interesting twist - considering how she lost her title in March - she pulled off an armbar submission in the third round.
"It's kind of ironic, I guess, if you think about it," Tate said. "Winning a fight is always satisfying. I was happy that I won. But I wasn't thrilled with my performance."
Penick's Analysis: Tate was simply being honest about how Saturday's fight went, but she may not necessarily have been in line anyway if she had asked for a rematch. She got beat decisively by Rousey, and though the current crop of challengers is a bit light, at least as far as known names are concerned, Tate snatching a come from behind win wasn't likely to be her ticket to a quick turnaround rematch.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_14170.shtml
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