Miesha Tate - TheSHOOT! UFC 183

Can’t even begin to express how shattered my heart is after hearing Miesha announce her retirement. But I am so, so proud. Miesha, you helped bring WMMA to where it is today. You captured Strikeforce and UFC gold with, in my opinion, the best moment in WMMA history. 

You had a connection with the fans unlike anything I’ve seen, with your name constantly being chanted in your fights. Not a surprise given that kind and humble soul. That heart of a lion cemented you as my favorite. I’ve never seen such heart in any other fighter. 

We love you and will support you in anything you choose to do in the future Miesha. Congratulations on an amazing, history making career. You cemented your legacy and that standing ovation was so well deserved. We’re going to miss you so much.

I’m just heartbroken.

Tate vs. Nunes will headline UFC 200! Wow, this is huge and awesome for WMMA.

Miesha Tate Braids

Tate enough said

“I’ve been fighting for nine years and in the beginning there was a lot of backlash and non-supporters of women fighters. We could never find many women fighters and when we did sometimes we were put on the card for the wrong reasons. It was frustrating. When I’d go train in gyms, it seemed like the guys at the gym were skeptical and didn’t think I was as serious as they were because I was a woman, but today things are different.”

-Miesha Tate (UFC Bantamweight Champion)