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Embattled
Originally Published: July 12, 2016
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F
resh off her dramatic victory over Holly Holm four months earlier to capture the UFC women's bantamweight title, Miesha Tate was given a prime slot for her first title defense on the landmark UFC 200 card in Las Vegas.
Little did Tate know that 24 hours before her bout against Brazilian challenger Amanda Nunes, she would be elevated to the main event of the biggest card in UFC history (after battling through a brutal weight cut just to be there).
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