
This time, he had no choice but to listen to her pitch. She showed up unannounced to White's office. And in early 2021, Tate took things a step further with the UFC.

Tate returned to Vegas with Daxton and their daughter, Amaia, that September. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get exclusive live UFC events, weigh-ins and more Dana White's Contender Series and more exclusive MMA content.ĭespite the lack of communication from White, Tate and Nunez went forward with their move back to the United States. Miesha Tate, the former women's bantamweight champion, looks to get back to the top 10 when she faces Ketlen Vieira, ranked eighth by ESPN. "He totally ghosted me," Tate said with a laugh. With those thoughts in mind, Tate sent White a message on Instagram asking what the UFC boss thought about her - the former UFC women's bantamweight champion - returning to competition for the first time since 2016. But COVID-19 restrictions were making things difficult for the young family and they were planning on moving back home to Las Vegas. Tate was working in an office role for Asia-based One Championship, and Nunez was fighting for that MMA promotion. Tate and her husband, Johnny Nunez, had just had their second child, Daxton, and Tate was contemplating a comeback to the Octagon.Īt the time, Tate and Nunez were living in Singapore. Miesha Tate reached out to UFC president Dana White in the summer of 2020. She encourages Jem to look for the other people who aren’t all bad or who somehow tried to help Atticus and Robinson.Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff Writer Nov 17, 2021, 08:00 AM ET Following the trial, Miss Maudie tries to impress upon Jem in particular that Atticus did a necessary and important thing by defending Tom Robinson, even though he knew he wasn’t going to win.


Miss Maudie is opinionated and willing to express her views, and as such, often calls out Miss Stephanie and others for gossiping and spreading rumors. She’s adamant that Arthur Radley is just different, not evil, and she suggests that he’s suffered abuse of some kind at home from his overly religious father. Miss Maudie, like Atticus, has an innate sense of morality and believes that all people deserve to be treated with respect and compassion. She’s a mostly benign presence in Scout’s life until Jem and Dill begin excluding her, at which point Scout begins spending more time with Miss Maudie and decides they’re friends after Miss Maudie shows Scout her bridgework (fake teeth). Miss Maudie is in her 40s and a widow, and she loves to garden but hates her house.
