AUSTIN, Texas – Miesha Tate knows she’s closer to the end of her career than the beginning.
A pioneer of women’s MMA and a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Tate (20-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) uses her experience and longevity in the sport to view it in a new light. Saturday at UFC on ESPN 52, she returns to bantamweight after a one-off at flyweight in July 2022.
“(I feel) so good,” Tate told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “I’ve been able to keep my caloric intake very high this training camp. I never had to go on a severe deficit, which is great. Making 125, I’m proud of myself. It just goes to show when I set my mind to something, I can do it. That was not easy.”
