Miesha Tate wore the crown well, even in her brief time at the top. The Xtreme Couture standout put Holly Holm to sleep with a rear-naked choke and laid claim to the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title in the fifth round of their UFC 196 co-main event on March 5, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tate brought it to a dramatic close 3:30 into Round 5, as she handed “The Preacher’s Daughter” the first loss of her career.
Tate nearly finished it in the second round, where she secured a takedown inside the first minute and smashed the champion with elbows, punches, hammerfists and forearm strikes before advancing to the back.