In 2013, UFC fighter Miesha Tate posed nude for ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue, joining a lineup of athletes featured to celebrate the diversity and strength of athletic bodies. Tate’s participation was motivated by a desire to challenge stereotypes about women in combat sports and to show that being a fighter and being feminine are not mutually exclusive.
Miesha Tate Poses Nude for ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue
Miesha Tate explained her decision to pose naked, stating, “I want to show that you can be a cage fighter and still be feminine.