UFC on ESPN 26: Reneau vs Tate 07/17/2021 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is going to hold their second fight card for the months with UFC on ESPN 26 taking place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada this July 17, Saturday. This event will have no audience but MMA fans can watch the matches at home through Pay Per View or UFC Fight Pass. The biggest attraction for this event is a lightweight match between Thiago Moises and Islam Makhachev. The returning Meisha Tate will be co-headlining the fight card as she takes on Marion Reneau. This match will be fought at the women’s bantamweight division with this sports betting website seeing Meisha Tate bringing home the victory against Marion Reneau.
UFC on ESPN 26: Reneau vs Tate 07/17/2021
| When: | Saturday, July 17, 10:00 PM ET |
|---|---|
| Where: | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC on ESPN 26: Reneau vs Tate 07/17/2021 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Reneau | +115 | Miesha Tate | -135 |
Main Card
Marion Reneau
Marion Reneau is known as “The Belizean Bruiser” and this 44-year-old veteran fighter hails from Visalia, California in the United States. Her MMA skills are being sharpened by the Elite Team stable. Reneau is five-foot-six and has been trying to empty whatever is left in her tank at the bantamweight division. She has a professional record of 9-7 with five of those wins coming from knockouts. Heading to this fight, Reneau is has lost four consecutive matches since July 2018. Her last registered win was in UFC on FOX 28 and it was a triangle choke submission in the second round.
Miesha Tate
Meisha Tate is also known as “Cupcake” whenever she steps inside the cage and her hometown is located in Tacoma, Washington in the USA. She still gets to train at the Xtreme Couture fight team. Tate is currently 34 years old and she has been a legend at the bantamweight division. Her professional fighting record is at 18-7 with those wins divided into eight decisions, seven submissions, and three knockouts. Her last fight in the UFC was way back in November 2016. After losing the UFC bantamweight title to Amanda Nunes, she lost to Raquel Pennington in UFC 205 before taking a long break from MMA.
Reneau vs Tate Betting Numbers
| Record | 18-1-0 | 18-7-0 |
| Last Fight | Loss | Loss |
| Country | USA | USA |
| Height | 5’6″ | 5’6″ |
| Weight (lbs) | 135 | 135 |
| Reach (in) | 66 | 68 |
| Win by KO/TKO | 56% | 17% |
| Win by Submission | 33% | 39% |
| Decisions | 11% | 44% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 1.93 | 3.29 |
| Striking accuracy | 41% | 41% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 2.71 | 3.37 |
| Striking defense | 50% | 61% |
| Takedown average | 2.06 | 0.66 |
| Takedown accuracy | 31% | 63% |
| Takedown defense | 52% | 50% |
| Submission average | 1.60 | 0.80 |
Reneau vs Tate Betting Picks
These are fighters that may be over the hill and it is just nostalgic to see Meisha Tate back inside the cage. Even with the long layoff in MMA, Tate is the favored fighter to win over Marion Reneau when betting on ufc. This match should go a full three rounds with the judges deciding the winner.
