LAS VEGAS -- Miesha Tate had an idea she was down on the scorecards. Her cornermen seemed to be pretty sure of it.
In between the fourth and fifth rounds, with just a precious five minutes left of action, Tate's coach and boyfriend Bryan Caraway told her what she had to: leave it all out there or that title would slip away.
"I take their advice strongly," Tate said at the post-fight press conference. "Bryan came in there and basically told me you've gotta go guns blazing. He said risk it to get the biscuit, essentially.