Miesha Tate reveals 'relief' at being recovered from COVID-19 for fight against Brazilian at UFC Vegas 43

M. Tate (photo) measures forces against K. Vieira in the UFC Las Vegas 43. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

After being forced to leave the fight on October 16 after testing positive for COVID-19, Miesha TateFinally, she has recovered from the disease. In the final stretch of his preparation for the duel against Ketlen Scallop at UFC Vegas 42 this Saturday (20), the North American reported her experience with the new coronavirus and says she is happy to return to the Ultimate octagon.

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“It was like a bad cold. A bad flu. I mean, it wasn't scary at all, but it wasn't conducive to being in great shape for a fight. I was gone for a whole week, very tired. It definitely went down into my lungs, so I had lung congestion. I was coughing a lot,” Tate said in an interview with ‘The MMA Tour'.

After Tate tested positive, she stated that she did not feel well and, in addition, it also took her a long time to recover. Still, the former champion reveals that she is not feeling any effects for this Saturday's main fight.

“I could see it could be a problem if fighters struggled to fight while they were sick. I was tested negative and out of quarantine and tried to do strength and conditioning training, but I was at 60%. After going through that, I just waited to get through it and preferred to rest my body, as it could put me in a worse situation”, concluded the American.

Miesha Tate He recently returned from a period of almost five years away from the Octagon and defeated Marion Reneau, in July, by technical knockout. The triumph in her return to Ultimate was enough for the North American to return to the bantamweight rankings in eighth place. A position ahead of Miesha Tate is exactly Ketlen Scallop. Ranked seventh in the rankings, the Manauara woman won five fights and lost two in the Octagon, but is coming off a defeat to It's Kunitskaya in his last appearance, in February this year.