Miesha Tate vs. Holly Holm – UFC 196
March 5, 2016
[autotag]Miesha Tate[/autotag] had already fallen short once in her pursuit for UFC gold when she got perhaps the last chance of her career when she faced newly-crowned champion [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] at UFC 196.
A big underdog going into the fight, Tate was down on the scorecards heading into Round 5, having been largely outstruck for the most part.
Tate knew she had to make something happen if she wanted to walk out with the title, and that’s exactly what she did. With just over two minutes left in Round 5, Tate grabbed a hold of Holm, took her back and dragged her to the mat.
As Holm tried to make her way back up, Tate latched onto her neck and squeezed for dear life. Remarkably, she put Holm to sleep as she captured the UFC bantamweight title with just a minute and a half left in the fight.
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