miesha tate

  

Miesha Theresa Tate ( born on 18 August 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship, where she was a past UFC Women's Bantamweight champion. Tate was previously a part of Strikeforce in which she was a Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Tate was vice-president of ONE Championship. She was 13th on the UFC women's bantamweight ranking as of July 18, 20,22. Tate was the daughter of Michelle Tate and Robert Schmidt. She was raised in Tacoma, Washington by Tate. As a young tomboy Tate often hung out in the playground with boys from her neighborhood. Tate was a Franklin Pierce High School senior and decided to find a sport to engage in. The sport she chose was amateur wrestling. In her first year through graduation, she wrestled for the boys’ team. "I received my butt kicked pretty hard for the first few weeks. Tate remembers she didn't know what was happening. "I felt like a fish that had gone out of waters." Tate explained in 2011. In 2005, Tate competed in the girls state championships and took home the title. Tate was studying at Central Washington University when a friend encouraged her to take part in the mixed martial arts group (MMA). "I was there and it was packed with wrestlers. Tate admitted that she felt right at home. Tate admitted that the first time he was wary of participating in MMA.