M. Tate beat M. Reneau in the UFC Las Vegas 31. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
She came back! Without fighting since November 2016, Miesha Tate made a triumphant return in the Octagon UFC Las Vegas 31 this Saturday (17). In the second most important fight of the night, the American didn't seem to feel the time away and knocked out Marion Reneau in the third round.
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Former bantamweight champion, Tate returns with the right foot in Ultimate and scores another victory in her professional career. Now, there are 19 triumphs and seven setbacks.
On the other hand, Reneau feels the 'bitter taste' of her eighth fight – the fifth in a row. At 44 years old, the American confirmed her departure and ends her career with nine positive results, eight negative results and one draw.
THE FIGHT
The combat began with a lot of study between the combatants, with Miesha Tate measuring distance and crossing low kicks. On the other hand, Marion Reneau chose to invest in strikes at close range, but was surprised by the approach of the 'Cupcake', who cornered her against the fence and delivered hard blows at close range. Tate even invested in clinch from muay thai, he had time to control the fight and still managed to put him down in the final stretch. She managed to progress to half guard before the end of the round.
More tepid, the second round had little exposure from the fighters. Still, Tate dove into the 'double lag' and lifted Reneau before taking her to the ground. In an advantageous position, she progressed to half guard. On top, Miesha also managed to land hard elbows on her opponent before the referee interrupted her.
In the third and final round, the 'Cupcake' came back determined to settle the invoice. She set a strong pace, went on top and 'hammered' Reneau until the referee interrupted the fight.
UFC Las Vegas 31 RESULTS
MAIN CARD
Lightweight: Islam makhachev finished Thiago Moses with a rear naked choke at 2m38s of the fourth round
Bantamweight: Miesha Tate defeated Marion Reneau by technical knockout at 1:53 of the third round
Lightweight: Mateusz gamrot finished Jeremy Stephens with a kimura at 1:05 of the first round
Average weight: Rudolph Vieira finished Dustin Stoltzfus with a rear naked choke at 1m54s of the third round
Feather weight: Billy quarantillo derrotou Gabriel benitez by technical knockout at 3m40s of R3
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez defeated Preston Parsons via TKO at 3:47 of R1
Straw weight: Amanda lemos derrotou Montserrat Ruiz by knockout 35s into R1
Bantamweight: Sergey Morozov derrotou Khalid Taha in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fly weight: Malcolm Gordon derrotou Francisco Figueredo in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Rodrigo Zé Colmeia derrotou Alan Baudot by knockout at 1m29s of R2
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