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Miesha Tate Biography

Birth Name:Miesha Tate

Birth Place:Tacoma, Washington, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • After defeating Hitomi Akano, she became the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Tournament Champion
  • In 2009, she won the FCF Women's Bantamweight Championship
  • In 2011, she won the 135lb Strikeforce Women's World Title
  • Trained in martial arts at Central Washington University
  • Made her MMA debut in 2007 at the HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix
  • Started out wrestling as a teenager when she joined her high school boys' wrestling team
  • Is best known as a mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship