Heading into Saturday’s UFC Des Moines feature preliminary fight against No. 10 ranked Yana Santos , former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate hadn’t fought in 17 months. Returning to the bantamweight division in her last fight after a one-fight stint as a flyweight, Tate defeated Julia Avila via submission in December 2023. Ranked No. 12, a win over Santos would put Tate back in the Top 10 . Santos snapped a three-fight losing skid in her last fight, defeating Chelsea Chandler via unanimous decision last August
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