FRANCIS NGANNOU has been romantically linked to a fellow sports star.
The Cameroonian-French professional mixed martial artist, who is set to take on Tyson Fury in the boxing ring in October 2023, is rumoured to be dating Miesha Tate.
Who is Francis Ngannou’s rumoured girlfriend Miesha Tate?
Miesha Tate is an American professional mixed martial artist.
She was born on August 18, 1986, in Tacoma, Washington in the US.
Miesha, also known as Cupcake, became involved in MMA when she was attending Central Washington University and a friend encouraged her to attend a club with her.
She made her professional debut in November 2007 and claimed her first title, the 135-pound FCF Women’s Bantamweight Championship, in 2009.
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Miesha is rumoured to be dating “The Predator” Francis Ngannou though neither party has confirmed the speculation.
In April 2022, the two fighters met at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, with Miesha later uploading an adorable picture of Franics and her kids to her Twitter.
She captioned the sweet shot: “The Baddest Man on the Planet is really just a gentle giant!”
In 2022, Miesha entered the Celebrity Big Brother house – and won.
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Do Francis Ngannou and Miesha Tate have any children?
Miesha has two children from her past relationship with fellow MMA fighter Johnny Nuñez.
She gave birth to their daughter, Amaia Nevaeh Nuñez, on June 4, 2018.
Then on June 14, 2020, she gave birth to their son, Daxton Wylder Nuñez.
Miesha gave birth to Dax on the bathroom floor at her home in Singapore due to not having enough time to make it to hospital.
Ngannou does not have any children.
What is Miesha Tate’s UFC record and when did she retire?
Miesha officially joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in February 2013.
Her record is 19-9-0, meaning she has 19 wins, 9 losses and no draws.
Tate retired from MMA in 2016 to explore options outside of the sport and start her family.
She returned in 2021 after a five-year hiatus, revealing she had left the sport in a “dark place”.
Tate told MMA Fighting: “I was just kind of in a dark place to be honest, the latter part of my career. A lot of things in my personal life caught up to me.”
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She added: “I’m ready to make that comeback. I’m ready to make that second surge at my career.”
After a second consecutive loss in July 2022, Miesha was forced to wear an eye patch due to her injuries.
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