Miesha Tate Comments On Female Sports
Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has taken a firm public stance against the participation of transgender athletes in female sports, asserting that biological males hold inherent physical advantages that compromise fairness in competition.
In a recent interview with eSports Insider, Tate unequivocally rejected the notion of inclusion in this context. “I do not support men, in any form, competing in female sports,” she said.
Drawing from her combat sports background, she emphasized that sports are by nature selective, not inclusive. Her remarks reflect growing concerns among athletes about biological differences, particularly in strength, endurance, and hormonal balance.
Tate also highlighted the specific challenges faced by female fighters, including hormonal cycles that complicate training and weight cutting—factors she says widen the performance gap between male and female competitors.
Tate’s remarks come as the issue intensifies nationally. Just this week, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles found herself at the center of a firestorm after a social media clash with political activist and former swimmer Riley Gaines. The dispute ignited over a post regarding a Minnesota high school softball team with a transgender pitcher.
Gaines criticized the situation, labeling the athlete “a boy” and igniting Biles’s response, in which she called the sentiment “truly sick” and admonished Gaines to “bully someone your own size.” The response drew heavy criticism, with Gaines accusing Biles of undermining young female athletes and calling her a “male-apologist.”
Biles later apologized, stating her intent was never to target individual children or advocate for policies that jeopardize fairness in women’s sports. She acknowledged the complexity of the issue and stressed the need for empathy and balanced policy from sports governing bodies.
The controversy drew additional public commentary from former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, who praised Gaines for “fighting for fairness” and predicted the issue would ultimately be resolved by “common sense.”
Gaines, meanwhile, asserted that Biles had seriously harmed her legacy with just two tweets. She later accepted Biles’s apology but challenged her to join efforts advocating for fairness in female athletics.