Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will be back in action next Saturday when she faces No. 3 ranked Lauren Murphy. Photo via Instagram (@mieshatate)
A flyweight bout between Meisha Tate and Lauren Murphy will be the first fight on the main card of UFC on ABC 3. The stacked event will take place at UBS Arena in Long Island next Saturday, check out the full fight card here!
Besides being pivotal for the rankings in the flyweight division, the bout between Murphy and Tate will also be a historic moment in MMA, as it will be the 600th women’s fight in the UFC. That’s according to Jed I Goodman.
Lauren Murphy vs. Miesha Tate will be the 600th women’s fight in UFC history.#UFCLongIsland
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) July 10, 2022
Miesha Tate vs. Lauren Murphy being postponed twice
Former bantamweight champion Meisha Tate was scheduled to face Lauren Murphy on May 14, but the bout was moved to UFC 276 on July 2. However, a week prior to the event, Murphy pulled out since she tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday July 16, it’s finally time for Tate’s anticipated flyweight debut.
Meisha Tate is coming from a tough unanimous decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in November last year. Before that fight, she took a impressive TKO-win over Marion Reneau in her UFC comeback in July last year.
Murphy is ranked No. 3 in the flyweight division. In September last year she foughtt for the title against dominant champion Valentina Shevchenko. A fight Murphy lost by TKO in the fourth round. Prior to that she had a five-fight win streak.
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