Fight! Friday: Miesha Tate Is an MMA Rising Star

"FIGHT!" magazine presents hot shots of up-and-coming female fighter Miesha Tate. Click through to see what all the buzz is about! Visit <a href="http://news.fightmagazine.com/miesha-tate-mma-strikeforce-3946/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

Miesha "Takedown" Tate is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter with a professional record of 8-2 including seven stoppages (KO, TKO, or submission).  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

Tate is scheduled to face Zoila Frausto at Strikeforce Challengers VII in Fresno, Calif., live on Showtime on Fri., March 26. Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

"Takedown" Tate wrestled on the boy's team in high school and in 2005, won the women's state championship and her division at the World Team Trials.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

A win at Strikeforce Challengers VII will put Tate on track to challenge for Sarah Kaufman's Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

Miesha almost secures an armbar en route to a decision victory over Elaina Maxwell at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson in June 2008.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Strikeforce)    

Tate is currently the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Champion.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

"Takedown" is dating her Victory Athletics teammate, WEC fighter Bryan Caraway.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

Following her loss to Kaufman, Tate spent time at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif. to refine her striking.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

Tate once fought twice in one night at the HOOKnSHOOT 2007 Women's Grand Prix. She went 1-1 in the tournament.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)

Tate says she doesn't want to be the so-called "face of women's MMA," she just wants to train and fight.  Visit <a href="http://www.fightmagazine.com/">fightmagazine.com</a> for more on Miesha. (Paul Thatcher)