Get your tissues and lotion ready

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http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/06/ufcs-miesha-tate-to-be-featured-in-espn-the-magazines-the-body-issue wrote:: After UFC champion Ronda Rousey was featured prominently in the fourth installment, her rival, Miesha Tate, will appear in the fifth edition of ESPN The Magazine's "The Body Issue."

Tate, who's currently coaching opposite Rousey on "The Ultimate Fighter 18," is one of 21 athletes who will appear in various states of undress for the magazine, officials today announced.

The issue hits newsstands on July 12.

Tate, a former Strikeforce champion, recently made her UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and suffered a loss to Cat Zingano, who mounted a third-round comeback to get the TKO victory. Zingano then earned the right to coach opposite Rousey on "TUF 18," but due to a knee injury, Tate recently replaced her. Rousey (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) are the first females to serve as head coaches on the show, which debuts Sept. 4 on FOX Sports 1 with a coed cast of bantamweights.

They'll meet in a title fight and rematch at the show's conclusion. The fighters first met in 2012, when Rousey took Tate's Strikeforce title via her usual first-round armbar.

Other confirmed athletes appearing nude in this year's "Body Issue" include Matt Harvey, Colin Kaepernick, Kenneth Faried, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Giancarlo Stanton, Swin Cash, John Wall, Vernon Davis, John Isner, Sydney Leroux, Carly Booth, Joffrey Lupul, Elena Hight, Agnieszka Radwanska, Chris Sharma, Daila Ojeda, Marlen Esparza, Tarah Gieger and 77-year-old Gary Player.

Previous MMA fighters featured in the issue include Rousey, Jon Jones and Gina Carano. Rousey appeared on one of four commemorative covers for the 2012 edition.

Get your tissues and lotion ready Meisha

Subject: Re: Get your tissues and lotion ready Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:12 pm

I surprised it took Vernon Davis so long to do this. Shall be purchasing...for Swin Cash that is.

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http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/06/usa-today-photo-shoot-lets-miesha-tate-show-fighting-form wrote:: "I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous when they first approached me," Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) told USA TODAY Sports. "It really took some quality group decision-making for me to do it. But now that I did it, it was an awesome experience, and I'm definitely very honored to be a part of this issue."

"I just felt like I should be proud of being a strong and empowered woman," Tate said. "I'm proud of my physique. I work really hard, and I felt like that was a very appropriate way to kind of show it and to be able to look back on it one day and say, 'You know, that was me when I was young.'

"It's a fine line to walk, and I think that everyone has a different line to walk. My goal is to be respected first and foremost as an athlete. However, I don't see any problem with a woman embracing her beauty. Sexuality is fine. I'm proud of myself that I'm able to compete in a sport that's mainly driven by men and testosterone. It's not typically something you would picture a woman doing. So I think it's a really healthy balance to have, and it's something that I'm comfortable with and proud of."

"It definitely was very nerve-racking," Tate said. "Granted, it was a private beach, but there were still some pedestrians that could possibly walk by. But the crew did a great job of putting blinders up and trying to keep it as private as possible. And once you got into the flow of things, any sense of modesty kind of has to go out the window. So we just had fun with it.

"Everyone was very professional, and it was a blast. To be a part of ESPN's 'The Body Issue' is just such a huge honor that it didn't make sense to turn it down."