When Cris Cyborg fell face first to the canvas courtesy of Amanda Nunes, Miesha Tate wasn’t surprised.

“I said, if she lands that right hand – if Cyborg doesn’t respect the fact that Amanda has enough power to knock her out, she’s going to be in trouble,” Tate recently told MMAjunkie Radio. “I was like, ‘Cyborg needs a strategy.’ She’s never needed a strategy in a fight.”

Cyborg (20-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) threw that out the window after taking the bantamweight champion’s first punch, setting in motion a first-round stoppage and a history-making turn for Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC) at UFC 232.

Tate knows well the value of a plan with the two-division champ, and what happens when that right hand finds its target. She doesn’t remember much of her fight with Nunes at UFC 200, least of which was a desperation takedown she attempted that led to a rear-naked choke. All Tate remembers is getting hit with that right, over and over.

“Her simple jab feels like a right hand, and then her right hand feels like you got hit by a truck,” Tate said, addding later, “I didn’t even know where I was half of that fight.”

Tate also has been hit by Holly Holm, and said the former professional boxing champ turned UFC champ doesn’t come close to measuring up.

“It’s not even in the same league,” Tate said. “Amanda hits way harder.”

For Tate, now an executive with ONE Championship, a fight with Nunes was a gateway to retirement. One fight later, she decided to hang up her gloves and focus on a behind-the-scenes role in the sport. After watching Nunes destroy Cyborg, though, she looked at her loss a little differently.

“One of the things (my resume) has to list now is that I lasted longer than Ronda (Rousey) and Cyborg combined,” Tate said.

Cyborg, who went undefeated for 13 years and 20 fights prior to UFC 232, wants a rematch with Nunes. The promotion doesn’t seem keen on it, and Nunes wants to move on. There are plenty of other places “The Lioness” can make her presence felt, Tate said. A move to professional boxing would be one.

“I think she’d be knocking girls out, for sure,” Tate said.

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