Miesha Tate Naked In ESPN The Magazine Stirring Up Trouble On 'The Ultimate Fighter' With Ronda Rousey [Video]

UFC bantamweight Miesha Tate will appear naked in the yearly ESPN the Mag "Body" issue, but that doesn't change her rivalry with "The Ultimate Fighter" competitor, Ronda Rousey; they are s-t talking every day on set.

ESPN Magazine announced yesterday that Tate will appear in the yearly issue that shows off athlete's bodies.

This year's issue hits stands on July 12, so be sure to pick up a copy in order to see the svelte fighter, Tate.

But Tate isn't the first female fighter to grace the pages of ESPN the Mag.

Last year's cover girl for the Body Issue is UFC Bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, who Dana White has called the UFC's "First Lady."

But Rousey and Tate hate each other and the magazine appearance is likely to spur that hate to new levels as they are being filmed for September's "The Ultimate Fighter" television show.

In December, the two fighters will square off with Tate trying to get her bantamweight title belt back from Rousey.

The Ultimate Fighter spokesman and ringleader, Dana White, spoke up about the rivalry between the pair recently and even compared them to two legendary UFC fighters: Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock.

About their scenes in "TUF," White said:

"It's going exactly the way you thought it would be going: bad. Dead serious. Miesha and Ronda hate each other. It's literally crazy drama every day. It's irritating."

White continued with the comparison, "It's Ken-Tito type stuff," White said. "I don't even know if some of the stuff will make TV. Those two do not like each other, and their camps do not like each other. And it's just pure f---ing mayhem every day."

Rousey agreed, telling Yahoo Sports, "

"This is what we really wanted all along. Everyone said an Ultimate Fighter between me and Miesha would be the best. We have a personal history with each other and this is a personal show. For some reason, me and Miesha are intertwined in fate like Ali and Frazier or something like that.

"I think people will look back at this as one of the monumental rivalries and look back at this as one of those things that really cemented women's MMA."

Here is video of Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate battling in an old Strikeforce match last year:

And here's Miesha Tate talking about Ronda Rousey's nudity last year.

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