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Tate expecting a daughter

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Miesha Tate is preparing for motherhood.

The retired former UFC women's bantamweight champion announced early Tuesday that she and Johnny Nunez - a World Series of Fighting alum and two-time "The Ultimate Fighter" contestant - are expecting a daughter.

Happy New Year everyone! 2016 & 2017 were crazy years full of transitions for me but I’m so happy where I’m at now moving into 2018. I have many things to be grateful for but one stands out in particular, you see there’s this man who has brought joy and happiness into my life in a way I’ve never known before, Johnny thank you for that. I’m proud to announce we are expecting a beautiful baby girl. Now you can sit and speculate... or you can just be happy for us. I’d like to ask that everyone respect the fact that (like we have been) we would like to continue to live our private lives primarily out of the media. I won’t comment on specifics so just know that I am very happy, very excited and my life has never felt so complete. Thank you all for the continued support on this crazy journey we call life! #FollowYourHeart #mommytobe #daughter #cupcakeintheoven #love #HappyNewYear 👶 👗🌸🎂🎀💜

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The 31-year-old Tate last competed in November 2016 at UFC 205, where she dropped a unanimous verdict to Raquel Pennington and subsequently called it a career. She retired with a professional record of 18-7 and UFC and Strikeforce titles to her name.

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