Despite retirement from mixed martial arts (MMA), former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will continue to feed her competitive edge.
After retiring from fighting in November of 2016 following a loss to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205, Tate has gone on to give birth to her first child and is enjoying motherhood. Having a child has given Tate a bit of a hectic schedule, but she tells MMA Junkie that she plans to find time to participate in competitive grappling at some point down the line:
“I definitely see training as part of my life moving forward,” Tate said. “There’s no way I could just let that go. It’s been such a big part of my life since, I would say, 15 years old is when I started wrestling. I’m anxious to get back. I’m not quite there, but I’m really close.
“I’m working out, but I just haven’t actually got back on the mat. I think I want to start with some drilling and then work into grappling, and I would like to compete in some grappling competitions of some sort.”
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