Miesha Tate dominates Marion Reneau, scores 3rd-round TKO in return
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Tate reflects on her comeback win (1:03)
Miesha Tate discusses how happy she was to be back in octagon at UFC Vegas 31. (1:03)
LAS VEGAS Miesha Tate is back and she just might actually be better than ever.
Competing for the first time since 2016, Tate (19-7) dominated Marion Reneau in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The former champion, and mother of two, finished Reneau (9-8-1) via TKO at 1:53 of the third round. It marks her first victory since she won the 135-pound title in March 2016.
Miesha Tate returned to the Octagon and looked fantastic in the UFC Vegas 31 co-main event. The former bantamweight champion dominated Marion Reneau before picking up a third-round TKO win – check out the highlights. Welcome back. What s going on? @Eric XCMMA welcomed @MieshaTate to the corner after the first round of her return at #UFCVegas31pic.twitter.com/9cXpn1P9eB ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 18, 2021
Like she never left @MieshaTate gets the third-round finish in her return at #UFCVegas31pic.twitter.com/hbFxh5qJvn ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 18, 2021
After a 5-year absence @MieshaTate made a triumphant return to the Octagon! #UFCVegas31pic.twitter.com/QwhrG94mnJ UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) July 18, 2021
I am ready for everybody, Gamrot said in his postfight interview.
Gamrot attacked Stephens from the opening bell, taking him down. From there, Gamrot got dominant position, grabbed ahold of Stephens left arm and applied the kimura one of the nastiest-looking submissions in MMA.
Afterward, Gamrot said he wanted a top-15 opponent, and he has likely earned such an opportunity.
Gamrot (19-1, 1 NC) has won two in a row since dropping his UFC debut his lone career loss to Guram Kutateladze via split decision last October. The Poland native is the former KSW lightweight champion. Gamrot, 30, finished Scott Holtzman via second-round finish in April.
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
#9 Islam Makhachev (155.5 lbs.) vs. #14 Thiago Moises (156 lbs.)
#12 Marion Reneau (136 lbs.) vs. Miesha Tate (135 lbs.)
Mateusz Gamrot (155.5 lbs.) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156 lbs.)
Dustin Stoltzfus (185.5 lbs.) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (185 lbs.)
Gabriel Benitez (146 lbs.) vs. Billy Quarantillo (145.5 lbs.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Preston Parsons (169.5 lbs.) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (171 lbs.)
#14 Amanda Lemos (115.5 lbs.) vs. Montserrat “Conejo” Ruiz (113.5 lbs.)
Sergey Morozov (135 lbs.) vs. Khalid Taha (135.5 lbs.)
Anderson dos Santos (135.5 lb.s) vs. Miles Johns (135.5 lbs.)
Francisco Figueiredo (125.5 lbs.) vs. Malcolm Gordon (125.5 lbs.)
Alan Baudot (246 lbs.) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (259 lbs.)
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UFC Vegas 31 Highlights: Miesha Tate Gets TKO Win In Her Return Fight
Miesha Tate made her long-awaited return against Marion Reneau.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (July 17, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 31 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
Tate focused on striking in the first few minutes of the first round before shooting in for a takedown and clinching. Tate tagged her a few times then got a takedown with a minute to go. In the second round, Reneau grabbed a hold of the cage as Tate scored a takedown. In the third round, Tate got a takedown then took her back and finished her with strikes.