Miesha Tate is a former mixed martial artist who competed and won several championships in the bantamweight category during her professional career. Among other highlights of her illustrious MMA career, she won the 2011 Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship in 2011 and also won the 2016 UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship 2016. After retiring at the end of 2016, Miesha Tate became a sports scientist who analyzes the game she knows best.
Who is Miesha Tate?
Born as Miesha Theresa Tate on August 18, 1986, in Tacoma, Washington. Tate’s parents are Rob and Michelle Tate. She grew up with a sibling, a younger sister named Felicia Martin. As an adolescent, she was a tomboy and regularly mingled with the boys in her neighborhood. She received her high school education at Franklin Pierce High School, where, interestingly enough, she was a member of the boys’ ring team from her freshman year until she graduated. In high school, she won the 2005 Washington State Girls’ Wrestling Championship 2005.
Tate was introduced to mixed martial arts during her studies at Central Washington University, and her wrestling background made her a perfect match. In March 2006, she was defeated in her first amateur fight but managed to set a 5-1 record (win-lose) before finally turning pro the following year.
In November 2006 Tate made her debut as a professional mixed martial artist at the HOOKnSHOOT Women’s Grand Prix. She won her first fight of the tournament before losing to eventual champion Kaitlin Young. Further victories were recorded among several smaller MMA companies, including CageSport MMA, Freestyle Cage Fighting (FCF), and Atlas Fights.
On April 4, 2009, she defeated Liz Carreiro in Freestyle Cage Fighting (FCF) and won the 135-pound FCF Women’s Bantam Weight Championship, the first title of her career. Two years later she won the Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship in Bantamweight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson on July 30, 2011. Her reign as Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion ended on March 3, 2012, at the Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship: Tate vs.
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Miesha Tate moved to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) along with several other fighters when Strikeforce was discontinued in early 2013. She was defeated in her first two fights under the UFC before she finally scored her first UFC victory on Fox on April 19, 2014: Event Werdum vs. Her winning streak continued in 4 consecutive fights and extended her UFC win-loss record to 4-2.
In UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz on March 5, 2016, Tate defeated Holly Holm and became UFC Women’s Bantam Weight Champion. This proved to be the last victory of her career as she lost to Amanda Nunes in July 2016 and was defeated by Raquel Pennington in UFC 205 in November 2016. Tate announced her retirement from the sport immediately after her defeat in UFC 205 on November 12, 2016.
Who is Miesha Tate’s Boyfriend, Is She Married?
On New Year’s Day 2018 Meisha Tate revealed that she is in a relationship with MMA light fighter Johnny Nunez. The couple lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Amaia Nevaeh Nunez, on June 4, 2018. Like his partner Tate, Johnny Nunez is a former wrestler who participated in the Bronco Wrestling Program at Boise State University.
Prior to their current relationship, Miesha Tate was romantically involved with her work colleague Bryan Caraway, who was her college sweetheart at Central Washington University.
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Net Worth
Miesha Nate established herself as one of the most popular female MMA stars during her almost ten-year professional career. In addition to her career earnings, she enjoyed several lucrative sponsorship contracts with international brands such as NASCAR and Budweiser. Apparently, she has done well financially as her net worth is estimated at $6 million.
Miesha Tate Height and Body Measurements
Miesha Tate is 168 cm (5 feet 6 inches) tall. At a bodyweight of 61 kg (134.5 lbs), she maintains a slender build. The MMA star, who trusts her own skin, was featured in the 2013 edition of ESPN’s Body Issue. In December 2013 she also graced the cover of Fitness Gurls magazine, where she was titled “the most beautiful woman in MMA. Tate was also ranked 58th on Maxim magazine’s “Hot 100” list for 2014.
