Miesha Tate wins Strikeforce women's title

Mixed martial artist Miesha Tate arrives at the second annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards 2010 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. (Dec. 1, 2010) Credit: Getty
Miesha Tate, in her first fight in 12 months, submitted Marloes Coenen to win the Strikeforce women's bantamweight title Saturday night.
Tate had a full mount on Coenen while working for the choke hold, then slid to side control and used an arm-in triangle choke to win the title at the 3:03 mark of the fourth round.
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