Miesha Theresa Tate is an American professional mixed martial artist.
44 Facts About Miesha Tate
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Miesha Tate currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in which she is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
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Miesha Tate was born in Tacoma, Washington, to Michelle Miesha Tate, and was raised by Michelle and husband Robert Schmidt.
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Miesha Tate wrestled on the boys' team from her freshman year until graduation.
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Miesha Tate escaped a submission attempt and responded by "whaling down punches" while Posener was on her back for the remainder of the round.
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Miesha Tate made her professional debut in mixed martial arts in November 2007 at the one-night HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix.
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Miesha Tate captured the 135-pound FCF Women's Bantamweight Championship by defeating Liz Carreiro at Freestyle Cage Fighting 30 on April 4,2009.
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Miesha Tate defended the title once, defeating Valerie Coolbaugh by first-round armbar submission at FCF 38 in January 2010.
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On June 27,2008, Miesha Tate debuted in Strikeforce, an MMA promotion based in San Jose, California, which televised bouts on Showtime and CBS.
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Miesha Tate was scheduled to face Kim Couture, but Couture withdrew from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and Miesha Tate was matched up against Sarah Kaufman instead.
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Miesha Tate won the fight by armbar submission in the second round.
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Miesha Tate was then included in a one-night Strikeforce women's tournament on August 13,2010, at Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs Taylor.
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Miesha Tate defeated Kujala by unanimous decision after two rounds to advance to the tournament final.
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Miesha Tate then defeated Hitomi Akano by unanimous decision after three rounds to become Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Tournament Champion.
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Miesha Tate was scheduled to challenge Marloes Coenen for the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship on March 5,2011, but withdrew from the fight after suffering a knee injury in training.
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Rousey later explained that she believed a title fight between herself and Miesha Tate would garner significant attention.
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Shortly after the fight began, Miesha Tate escaped Rousey's first armbar attempt and retaliated with strikes.
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Miesha Tate was criticized by the media for risking long-term damage to her arm by resisting the armbar for several moments.
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Miesha Tate then faced Julie Kedzie at Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman on August 18,2012.
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Miesha Tate faced Liz Carmouche in the co-main event at UFC on Fox: Werdum vs Browne on April 19,2014.
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Miesha Tate won the fight via unanimous decision, earning her first win in the UFC.
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Miesha Tate then faced promotion newcomer Rin Nakai at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson on September 20,2014.
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Miesha Tate faced Sara McMann at UFC 183 on January 31,2015.
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In January 2016, the UFC announced that Miesha Tate would be the first title defense for Holm at UFC 196 on March 5,2016.
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Miesha Tate fought Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 on November 12,2016.
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Miesha Tate agreed to a grappling-only rematch with Jessica Eye at a Submission Underground show on December 11,2016.
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On November 7,2018, it was reported that Miesha Tate joined ONE Championship as a Vice President.
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On March 24,2021, Miesha Tate announced she would be returning to compete in MMA against Marion Reneau on July 17,2021, at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs Moises.
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Miesha Tate was scheduled to face Ketlen Vieira on October 16,2021, at UFC Fight Night 195.
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Miesha Tate was scheduled to face Lauren Murphy in a flyweight bout on May 14,2022, at UFC on ESPN 36.
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Miesha Tate was scheduled to face Mayra Bueno Silva on June 3,2023 at UFC on ESPN 46.
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Miesha Tate is known for her extensive knowledge of grappling arts, including wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and submission defense; her wrestling-heavy style lead to her first nickname, "Takedown".
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In July 2011, Miesha Tate won the Strikeforce Bantamweight Championship by becoming the first woman to ever submit Marloes Coenen in an MMA bout.
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Miesha Tate is noted for being the first fighter to escape Ronda Rousey's armbar on multiple occasions.
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Miesha Tate employed a variety of submissions while grappling with opponents, including heel hooks, guillotines, and kimura locks.
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Miesha Tate appears in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life.
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Miesha Tate is featured as a playable character in the video game EA Sports UFC.
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In 2015, Miesha Tate was announced as a cast member of the feature film Fight Valley, which follows women competing in an underground fight club.
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In 2014, Miesha Tate became the second MMA fighter to join NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick's KHI Management company.
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In 2022, Miesha Tate was the winner of third season of Celebrity Big Brother, in which she won four Head of Household competitions.
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Miesha Tate attended Central Washington University, where she met her ex-boyfriend Bryan Caraway.
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In 2014, Miesha Tate was credited by Caraway with saving the life of his mother, Chris Caraway, when she suffered an asthma attack while scuba diving, stopped breathing and became completely unresponsive.
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On January 1,2018, Miesha Tate announced that she was in a relationship with fellow MMA fighter Johnny Nunez.
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On December 25,2019, Miesha Tate announced that she was pregnant with their second child.