{"id":188643,"date":"2016-03-07T11:54:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=188643"},"modified":"2016-03-07T11:54:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:54:57","slug":"miesha-tate-releases-statement-new-ufc-womens-bantamweight-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/miesha-tate\/miesha-tate-releases-statement-new-ufc-womens-bantamweight-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Miesha Tate releases a statement as the new UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miesha Tate realized her dream of becoming a UFC champion on Saturday night. Tate secured a rear-naked <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-miesha-tate-submits-holly-holm-in-round-5\/\">choke on Holly Holm<\/a> in the fifth and final round of their title fight at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-196-results\/ufc-196-live-results-stream\/\">UFC 196<\/a> and choked Holm unconscious.<\/p>\n<p>Tate took to Instagram to address her fans and acknowledged Holm with a great amount of respect.<\/p>\n<p>Tate said in her post:<\/p>\n<p>This is still so Crazy to me, I keep feeling like I&#8217;m going to wake up and it will all be a dream I still have yet to accomplish. I really want to express my gratitude to @hollyholm from the bottom of my heart you have my utmost respect. You are a strong beautiful talented woman and I know you will come back stronger. Thank you so much for stepping into the cage with me on Saturday. 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I really want to express my gratitude to @hollyholm from the bottom of my heart you have my utmost respect. You are a strong beautiful talented woman and I know you will come back stronger. Thank you so much for stepping into the cage with me on Saturday. You will always be a champion in my eyes. #Repost @ufc \u30fb\u30fb\u30fb #AndNew UFC bantamweight champion of the world @MieshaTate! #UFC196<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A video posted by Miesha Tate (@mieshatate) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-03-07T18:14:53+00:00\">Mar 7, 2016 at 10:14am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miesha Tate realized her dream of becoming a UFC champion on Saturday night. Tate secured a rear-naked choke on Holly Holm in the fifth and final round of their title fight at UFC 196 and choked Holm unconscious. 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