Tate steps away, revered for toughness, perseverance

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 In November 2007, a Washington native named Miesha Tate fought twice on one night, defeating Jan Finney by decision and losing by knockout to Kaitlin Young. It was the kind of night that makes someone reconsider their new vocation, but Tate never did. She was a fighter. And for the next nine years, no one ever doubted that fact.Tate was never the best striker, the best wrestler or the flashiest submission artist. But pound-for-pound, there was no one tougher, and long after Saturd