‘I Was in a Dark Place’- Miesha Tate Talks About Her Struggle With Depression

UFC is one of the biggest MMA promotions on the planet, and the most essential parts of the UFC are their fighters. However, such is the nature of the game that the hate against the fighters is always present.

People go so far in their hatred that they forget that the fighters are human beings too. One such fighter, Miesha Tate, the former Bantamweight Champion, talked about her journey through depression.

She was at the highest point in her career after winning the belt against Holly Holm. It was a remarkable victory and was meant to be a sign of good things ahead. However, it all went wrong when she lost the belt to Amanda Nunes and lost her subsequent fight against Raquel Pennington at UFC 205.

Tate announced her retirement and wouldn’t fight again for nearly 5 years. It was an amazing day when she announced that she was coming back to fight Marion Reneau. She talked to MMA Fighting to reveal the truth about those dark times of her life.

“I was really burnt out,” Tate said. “I was kind of in a dark place, to be honest, the latter part of my career.”

Miesha Tate went on a road trip after her loss

Tate expanded on the topic of depression and added that mental health is no joke. “To be in a place of depression — depression is something that can consume every piece of you, and sometimes you feel like there’s no way out of it,” she said.

She had to be brutally honest with herself at the time, and she needed to do some soul searching. “After that fight, I went on a road trip. I just took time for myself to answer questions,” she added.

“That was kind of a scary moment because I don’t know what else I was besides a fighter. That’s also scary. I feel like some people hold on too long to their careers because it’s all we know. That’s it,” she concluded.

Most people look at their jobs as their priority, which might be good for the short term, but everyone needs a life away from their jobs.

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