Miesha Tate returns to the octagon on July 17th, 2021

Miesha Tate returns to the octagon on July 17th, 2021

Miesha Tate vs Marion Reneau

Miesha Tate is going to return inside the octagon after a four-year retirement period to compete against Marion Reneau at a UFC event that takes place on 17th July 2021.

She revealed this information to Brett Okamoto of ESPN on Wednesday. The fight card is yet to be disclosed but the event is said to be a Fight Night, however, the date for the event is fixed on July 17th.

Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate

Tate is 18-7 on her professional record, and she is one of the founding women athletes who promoted women’s MMA all around the world, she won the women’s bantamweight title against Holly Holm and then lost it to Amanda Nunes four months later, she announced her retirement after losing her last fight against Raquel Pennington.

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She later joined One Championship as the promotion’s vice president and did some excellent work there as well.

Reneau will retire after her fight with Miesha Tate

Marion Reneau
Marion Reneau

Reneau is currently 9-7 on her professional record and is the oldest fighter on the UFC roster (43), and she has lost her last four fights against Pennington, Macy Chiasson, and others.

She announced that she’s been in this sport for long, and this fight against Tate would be the last fight of her career.

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