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Miesha Tate

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate is a former UFC and Strikeforce bantamweight champion who hosts Built for Growth, sharing conversations about fitness, health, mindset and family life.

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Overview

From: Tacoma, Washington
Born: 1986
Known as: Cupcake
Professional debut: 2007
Breakout: Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion, 2011
Now hosting: Built for Growth

Mini bio

How it started.

Miesha grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and wrestled in high school. In her UFC athlete Q&A, she says she began training to fight at 19, looking for a new challenge after wrestling. She turned professional in 2007.

The breakthrough.

She won the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title in July 2011. Her UFC championship moment arrived in March 2016: with the final round running down at UFC 196, she submitted Holly Holm to take the belt.

Beyond the cage.

After retiring from competition in November 2016, Miesha joined ONE Championship as a vice president in 2018. She returned to fighting in 2021 and won Celebrity Big Brother’s third season in 2022. Today, fans can hear her interviewing athletes, coaches and other guests on Built for Growth about health, mindset and family life.

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Quotes

I had to be like a pitbull on a bone. I couldn’t let her get out of that one.Miesha Tate, UFC.com

After submitting Holly Holm in the final round to win the UFC title on March 5, 2016.

Trivia

Her nickname “Cupcake” began with people underestimating her. She says she now enjoys the irony and loves baking cupcakes.
Before fighting professionally, she worked at Costco.
She attended Central Washington University but did not earn a degree.