NAME - Miesha Tate
FIGHTING OUT OF - Victory Athletics - Olympia, Washington
AGE - 24
WEIGHT - 135 LBS
HEIGHT - 5 FT 6 IN
MMA RECORD - 9-2
FIGHTER INFO
As a teenager, Tate joined her high school boys' wrestling team in order to compete in a fast-paced, aggressive sport. She was introduced to MMA by a friend in college and, soon thereafter, her desire to challenge herself led to the birth of a professional career. Recently, Tate began using her MMA skills for a noble cause - rape prevention. Last month, she began production on a DVD in which she and MMA legend Frank Shamrock thoroughly demonstrate MMA techniques that can be used by women to effectively defend themselves against attackers.
The 23-year-old Washington state native will be one of the four-woman competing in STRIKEFORCE's first event in the state of Arizona, which will feature a four-woman single elimination welterweight (135 pound) tournament. Comprised of four top female contenders, Miesha "Takedown" Tate, Carina "Beauty But The Beast" Damm, Hitomi "Girlfight Monster" Akano and Maiju Kujala, the tournament will be completed over the course of the evening's fight card. The winner of the tournament will face Women's Welterweight Champion Sarah Kaufman.
As a teenager, Tate joined her high school boys' wrestling team in order to compete in a fast-paced, aggressive sport. She was introduced to MMA by a friend in college and, soon thereafter, her desire to challenge herself led to the birth of a professional career. Recently, Tate began using her MMA skills for a noble cause - rape prevention. Last month, she began production on a DVD in which she and MMA legend Frank Shamrock thoroughly demonstrate MMA techniques that can be used by women to effectively defend themselves against attackers.
The 23-year-old Washington state native will be one of the four-woman competing in STRIKEFORCE's first event in the state of Arizona, which will feature a four-woman single elimination welterweight (135 pound) tournament. Comprised of four top female contenders, Miesha "Takedown" Tate, Carina "Beauty But The Beast" Damm, Hitomi "Girlfight Monster" Akano and Maiju Kujala, the tournament will be completed over the course of the evening's fight card. The winner of the tournament will face Women's Welterweight Champion Sarah Kaufman.
