5 Things you probably did not know about Miesha Tate

Finally!Nate Diaz’s win over Conor McGregor was hands down the biggest upset that came out of UFC 196. But it was not the only upset from the card, as Miesha Tate’s win over Holly Holm was equally surprising, but as McGregor is a bigger star that Holly is, the fans will talk more about Nate than they would about Miesha.The Bantamweight scenario of UFC is probably one of the most exciting things in the MMA world right now. Miesha is the champion, Holly deserves a rematch, and Ronda Rousey has a rematch against Holly Holm  These three women could make Dana White a lot of money in the upcoming pay-per-views but before that, we are going to take some time out to look at the lesser known facts about the new champion, Miesha Tate.

#5 Struggling times

A turbulent upbringing

Miesha has struggled a lot to reach where she is today. She started her MMA training when she was encouraged by one of her friends. She attended an MMA club and was soon interested in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu courtesy of a strong wrestling background from her high school days.

During the early years of her career, Miesha was not in a good financial position and had to save big time to keep her MMA career running.

Miesha, along with her boyfriend, Bryan Caraway, who is also an MMA fighter, used to live in a motor home outside the gym that they trained. They used to save whatever amount of money they had to reach the dream that they envisioned together.