Miesha Tate

I think I'm kind of ankle diving at this point, which I'm actually grateful for because at least I'm out of the line of knees and she kind of spins around and she gets on my back and I'm on my elbows and my knees and she's trying to get this choke in. And this is a very,

I think I'm kind of ankle diving at this point, which I'm actually grateful for because at least I'm out of the line of knees and she kind of spins around and she gets on my back and I'm on my elbows and my knees and she's trying to get this choke in. And this is a very,

vivid moment for me still it was a very defining moment for me because my nose was broken so badly that I was pouring blood not dripping I'm talking streamlining blood to the mat and this pool of blood is getting bigger right in front of my eyes I'm watching this puddle of blood grow and I You know, she's actively trying to finish the fight. So she's hitting me in the ears.

vivid moment for me still it was a very defining moment for me because my nose was broken so badly that I was pouring blood not dripping I'm talking streamlining blood to the mat and this pool of blood is getting bigger right in front of my eyes I'm watching this puddle of blood grow and I You know, she's actively trying to finish the fight. So she's hitting me in the ears.

She's trying to choke me out. And I remember the only time in my career I've ever lost my temper was in that moment. And usually it doesn't serve you well, but fortunately for me in this moment, that was when the fighter was born. right? I was like, I am here to get revenge. And I started rodeo kind of bucking her and I kind of hula hooped her down in front of me.

She's trying to choke me out. And I remember the only time in my career I've ever lost my temper was in that moment. And usually it doesn't serve you well, but fortunately for me in this moment, that was when the fighter was born. right? I was like, I am here to get revenge. And I started rodeo kind of bucking her and I kind of hula hooped her down in front of me.

So now she's in the guard position. I stood up on my tiptoes and I was just raining down punches with everything that I had. And there was tons of blood everywhere and round two ended. And I went back to my corner and my coaches were silent. They didn't know what to say. There was no reaction. They were just like, what in the hell are we supposed to do with this? Like, don't know what to do.

So now she's in the guard position. I stood up on my tiptoes and I was just raining down punches with everything that I had. And there was tons of blood everywhere and round two ended. And I went back to my corner and my coaches were silent. They didn't know what to say. There was no reaction. They were just like, what in the hell are we supposed to do with this? Like, don't know what to do.

And I think they kind of panicked and they just threw in the towel. They didn't, they didn't like talk to me about it. It was just like, yeah, you're done. Like they didn't, they didn't have, I think they didn't have the heart to send me back out for round three. And I think that was because I was a female and again, not bad guys, but I think that the innate protective instinct kicked in.

And I think they kind of panicked and they just threw in the towel. They didn't, they didn't like talk to me about it. It was just like, yeah, you're done. Like they didn't, they didn't have, I think they didn't have the heart to send me back out for round three. And I think that was because I was a female and again, not bad guys, but I think that the innate protective instinct kicked in.

They kind of maybe looked at me like little sis and it was their job to save me. And that was the only thing that they could do. They couldn't go in and fight the fight for me. So they took me out of it. And it was such a bummer because I remember seeing her face and her relief drop to her knees. Like the sigh of relief was permeable in the whole freaking stadium.

They kind of maybe looked at me like little sis and it was their job to save me. And that was the only thing that they could do. They couldn't go in and fight the fight for me. So they took me out of it. And it was such a bummer because I remember seeing her face and her relief drop to her knees. Like the sigh of relief was permeable in the whole freaking stadium.

And I was just like, ah, I was so frustrated because I really wanted to I figured out what I was there to do. And it sounds funny to enter a fight and not know what you're there to do. But honestly, I don't think I had figured that out yet in round one.

And I was just like, ah, I was so frustrated because I really wanted to I figured out what I was there to do. And it sounds funny to enter a fight and not know what you're there to do. But honestly, I don't think I had figured that out yet in round one.

It wasn't until I had sustained serious damage and then gotten through it that I finally realized what a fight was like and how to channel the inner fighter. So that was really the birthing place of my fight career.

It wasn't until I had sustained serious damage and then gotten through it that I finally realized what a fight was like and how to channel the inner fighter. So that was really the birthing place of my fight career.

Yeah, so the next progression, ironically enough, was me first dealing with the aftermath of not only losing a fight, but sustaining really bad damage. You can remember, I was a broke college kid. This was insanity to everyone that was around me. Why would you be going to college and do something like this for absolutely no money?

Yeah, so the next progression, ironically enough, was me first dealing with the aftermath of not only losing a fight, but sustaining really bad damage. You can remember, I was a broke college kid. This was insanity to everyone that was around me. Why would you be going to college and do something like this for absolutely no money?

damage your face, risk your brain cells. It made no sense to anybody but me. Didn't even make sense to my mom. My mom highly discouraged it. She didn't like the fact that I was doing it. And I think everybody had this idea that, well, thank God she learned her lesson. Thank God it wasn't worse. Now she realizes this is a bad idea and we can be done with it.

damage your face, risk your brain cells. It made no sense to anybody but me. Didn't even make sense to my mom. My mom highly discouraged it. She didn't like the fact that I was doing it. And I think everybody had this idea that, well, thank God she learned her lesson. Thank God it wasn't worse. Now she realizes this is a bad idea and we can be done with it.