One of the founding figures of women's MMA — UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, the rival who helped launch Ronda Rousey's career and a pioneer whose early performances helped establish women's fighting as a legitimate main event draw.
One of the founding figures of women's MMA — UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, the rival who helped launch Ronda Rousey's career and a pioneer whose early performances helped establish women's fighting as a legitimate main event draw. Mixed martial arts requires mastery across striking, wrestling and ground fighting, combined with the ability to implement strategy under pressure. Career highlights included UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion, TUF 18 coach. Miesha represented the kind of complete athlete that mma produces only rarely — technically accomplished, physically conditioned and mentally equipped for the full demands of elite competition. Few athletes in mma combined consistency and peak performance as effectively across the full span of a long and distinguished career. Miesha Tate's achievements in mma were built on a foundation of technical discipline and physical preparation that allowed performance to be maintained at the very top of the sport across multiple competitive seasons.
UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion
Career Honours
- UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion
- Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion
- TUF 18 coach
- UFC Hall of Fame inductee