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Photo: Miesha Tate goes nude in ESPN the Magazine’s ‘Body Issue’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 23:15:00 +0000

Why beat around the bush and pretend this post serves another purpose? Ladies and gentleman, here’s the nude photo of UFC fighter Miesha Tate that will appear in ESPN The Magazine’s “The Body Issue.” The photo, taken by Ben Watts and first released to nydailynews.com , appears in Friday’s new edition of the magazine. Tate is one of 21 athletes who appears in various states of undress for the annual “Body” edition. Tate, a former Strikeforce champion, recently made her UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and suffered a loss to Cat Zingano , who mounted a third-round comeback to get the TKO victory. Zingano then earned the right to coach opposite Rousey on “The Ultimate Fighter 18,” but due to a knee injury, Tate recently replaced her. Rousey (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) are the first females to serve as head coaches on the show, which debuts Sept

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UFC Women’s Bantamweight Contender Miesha Tate to Appear in ESPN the Magazine’s ‘Body Issue’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:37:35 +0000

UFC women’s bantamweight contender Miesha Tate will appear in ESPN the Magazine’s fifth annual “The Body Issue” set to hit newsstands on July 12. Tate joins 20 other athletes in this year’s edition, including Mets’ pitcher Matt Harvey, San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Dever Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried. Also baring it all are: Courtney Force, John Wall, Vernon Davis, John Isner, Sydney Leroux, Carly Booth, Joffrey Lupul, Elena Hight, Agnieszka Radwanska, Chris Sharma and Daila Ojeda, Marlen Esparza, Tarah Gieger and 77-year-old golf legend Gary Player. The issue, which first hit newsstands in October 2009, features athletes posing in nude or semi-nude photographs. MMA stars Ronda Rousey , Gina Carano and Jon Jones have previously posed for the publication with Rousey featured on last year’s cover. Tate and Rousey are currently filming “The Ultimate Fighter” season 18 in Las Vegas as opposing coaches. Champion Rousey was originally scheduled to coach opposite Cat Zingano , who defeated Tate in April to earn the coaching position and title shot, but was forced of the show with a knee injury. Tate replaced Zingano. Rousey defeated Tate to capture the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title in March 2012. The two rivals will rematch at the conclusion of the season which airs on Fox Sports 1 in the fall. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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UFC’s Miesha Tate to be featured in ESPN the Magazine’s ‘The Body Issue’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000

After UFC champion Ronda Rousey was featured prominently in the fourth installment, her rival, Miesha Tate , will appear in the fifth edition of ESPN The Magazine’s “The Body Issue.” Tate, who’s currently coaching opposite Rousey on “The Ultimate Fighter 18,” is one of 21 athletes who will appear in various states of undress for the magazine, officials today announced. The issue hits newsstands on July 12. Tate, a former Strikeforce champion, recently made her UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and suffered a loss to Cat Zingano , who mounted a third-round comeback to get the TKO victory. Zingano then earned the right to coach opposite Rousey on “TUF 18,” but due to a knee injury, Tate recently replaced her. Rousey (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) are the first females to serve as head coaches on the show, which debuts Sept. 4 on FOX Sports 1 with a coed cast of bantamweights. They’ll meet in a title fight and rematch at the show’s conclusion. The fighters first met in 2012, when Rousey took Tate’s Strikeforce title via her usual first-round armbar

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