Miesha Tate – image via Showtime Sports
Former Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Miesha ‘Takedown’ Tate (12-3) has her next fight when she faces Jackson’s MMA fighter Julie ‘Fireball’ Kedzie (16-9) this August at the upcoming Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman event.
Strikeforce officials confirmed the news on Twitter (@strikeforce) on Monday evening.
– Just announced: former bantamweight champ @MieshaTate will return to action Aug. 18 against @julesk_fighter in San Diego!
Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman is expected to take place on August 18, 2012 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. The main card should air on SHOWTIME with the prelim card airing on SHOWTIME Extreme.
Tate has her first fight since losing the title to Ronda Rousey last March. ‘Takedown’ suffered a dislocated elbow in that fight and has since been recovering from that injury. Before the loss, Tate had won six straight matches including winning a four woman bantamweight tournament to determine the next contender. Tate then went on to defeat former champ Marloes Coenen for the title one year ago at the Fedor vs. Henderson event.
Kedzie made her last appearance at the same July event last year making her Strikeforce debut. She would lose that fight to Alexis Davis by unanimous decision ending a four fight win streak for the Jackson’s MMA Series women’s bantamweight champion. Kedzie had been scheduled to face Germaine de Randamie on a Challengers card in September but was forced out with an injury.