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Miesha Tate issues statement after bruising loss to Lauren Murphy at UFC Long Island

Miesha Tate made her flyweight debut last night on the main card of UFC on ABC 3. However, it didn’t go to plan for the former UFC bantamweight champion.

‘Cupcake’ was thoroughly bested by Lauren Murphy over three rounds, suffering a painful looking cut and mouse under her left eye. The fight ended in a unanimous decision defeat for Tate, who was competing in her third fight since announcing her return from retirement.

After the fight, Tate took to Instagram to let her following know how she was feeling.

“Some women pay a lot of money for lips like these!