Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will make her flyweight debut on Saturday against No. 3 ranked former title challenger Lauren Murphy on the UFC Long Island main card. With a win over Murphy, Tate would find herself on a very short list to fight champion Valentina Shevchenko next. She plans on making a statement at UBS Arena against ‘Lucky.’ “I really want to make this fight the statement of my career, so I have big plans for this fight,” Tate said during Wednesday’s UFC Long Island Media Day. “I am so ready to go.” Tate knows a win could land her a title shot and the opportunity to become a two-division UFC champion. She’s optimistic about her future in the 125-pound division and plans to call for a title shot if she defeats Murphy.
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Miesha Tate plans to make ‘statement of her career’ against Lauren Murphy – MMA Weekly