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Miesha Tate explains comeback: ‘This is 100 percent because I’m in the best place I’ve ever been’

Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate indicated her decision to return to the sport five years after retiring was not motivated by anything other than a renewed passion for the sport.

“Time is very valuable, and I’m like, I just feel it in my heart, I want to do this,” Tate told reporters on Friday after the UFC 260 weigh-ins. “I’m in a great position in my life.

“I don’t have to do this. Nobody’s twisting my arm. This is 100 percent because I’m in the best place I’ve ever been, and I want to do this.