In mid-January, former UFC champion Miesha Tate announced her move down to flyweight. The 35-year-old is set to make her 125-pound debut against former title challenger Lauren Murphy on May 14.
Tate, who only fought at 135 pounds throughout her 14-year professional career, is already expecting some advantages for herself in her new weight class.
“I think that I can actually have some physical advantages in that weight class that I rarely have at 135,” Tate said in her recent appearance on The MMA Hour. “I don’t feel there’s a strength discrepancy at 135, but I could only imagine fighting women that are built to be 10 pounds smaller, could lend itself to showing my greatness as opposed to fighting these goliaths.