Miesha Tate

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We has surprisingly little on her beyond this: Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey

And we tend to cover the female champs here more than the male.

So let's start with this:

Miesha Tate trades gloves for stilettos in stunning photo shoot
By Lindsay Putnam March 13, 2016 | 1:03am


Miesha Tate in the ring and then in a stunning photo shoot. Photo: Lickerish/Dimitry Loiseau; AP (inset)

Ronda Rousey has some stiff competition — both in the ring and on the red carpet.

Miesha Tate — the current UFC women’s bantamweight champion after she put Holly Holm in a headlock last week — is hardly recognizable in this glamorous photo shoot. The 29-year-old stunner traded in her cornrows and gloves for curls and stilettos — and with a body like that, could be poised to be the next athlete to chase entertainment stardom.

Tate likely will face off with former UFC champ Rousey for the 135-pound bantamweight title later this year; Rousey has defeated Tate in two previous matches. Rousey, who held the title for three years straight, fell to Holm in *November.

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Former MMA fighter Miesha Tate gives birth after 67-hour labor
MMA
June 4, 2018 3:26pm EDTJune 4, 2018 3:26pm EDT


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Gabrielle McMillen Omnisport @GabbyMcMillen
Published on Jun. 4, 2018

Miesha Tate had the ultimate fight giving birth to her first child.

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myravegasAround midnight last night, I texted @mieshatate and told her that she had 24 hours to produce my birthday twin. And she did. Best birthday present ever! 😂
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I’m so proud of my incredible friend. After 67 hours of labor, she gave birth to a perfect, tiny human. I am so proud of her, to be able to call her one of my best friends, and to share a birthday with this little piece of magic named Amaia. So many congratulations to @mieshatate and @johnnyboymma !
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Thank you for the messages and texts. It’s been an especially taxing week for me, but somehow you all made it better. 💕
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This special occasion was too good to keep to myself, but it’s back to radio silence for me. 🤘🏻

The former MMA fighter endured a 67-hour labor before giving birth to a daughter named Amaia, according to a friend of Tate's.

"I’m so proud of my incredible friend. After 67 hours of labor, she gave birth to a perfect, tiny human. I am so proud of her, to be able to call her one of my best friends, and to share a birthday with this little piece of magic named Amaia," the Instagram post, in part, read.

For those wondering, 67 hours of labor is just five hours shy of being a three-day ordeal.

Tate, 31, announced her retirement from fighting after back-to-back losses to Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington.

She held the UFC title after upsetting Holly Holm at UFC 196, but went 0-2 against former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

67 hours? Daaaaanng. Way to go the distance, Miesha!

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She has WingChun forearms, sweet!