Miesha Tate never wanted to retire, according to her boyfriend, coach and fellow UFC fighter Bryan Caraway. A few months ago when she talked about it, she was two parts discouraged and one part pragmatic.
For someone whose ultimate goal is to win a world title, if there was no foreseeable path back to a shot at that belt then Tate wondered if it was all worth it.
"She wants to be a world champion and fight for the belt so much," Caraway told MMA Fighting. "That's her goal in life. If you're fighting in the UFC and you don't really care about that [goal], then it's a hobby.