UFC Vegas 31 live blog: Miesha Tate vs. Marion Reneau

Marion Reneau and Miesha Tate will clash at UFC Vegas 31 in Las Vegas. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images

This is the UFC Vegas 31 live blog for Miesha Tate vs. Marion Reneau, the bantamweight co-main event for Saturday’s fight card at the UFC APEX.

The fight will serve as the first for Tate in nearly five years away, while Reneau will make the final walk of her career. Tate, a former UFC champion, announced her retirement after a unanimous decision loss to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205. After years away from competition, but still staying active on the MMA space from an executive level, the mother of two is ready to make another run at UFC gold.

Reneau enters her last professional fight coming off of four consecutive unanimous decision losses to Cat Zingano, Yana Kunitskaya, Macy Chiasson and Pennington. The 44-year-old will look to wrap her up career with her first win since a third-round submission of Sara McMann at UFC on FOX 28 in February 2018.

Check out the UFC Vegas 31 co-main event live blog below.

Round 1: Both fighters have entered the octagon for this 135-pound co-main event. Tate looks completely relaxed ahead of her first fight since UFC 205, while Reneau looks intense and focused before the final fight of her career. Mark Smith is the third man in the cage and gets them going. Tate and Reneau are feeling each other out early before the former champion throws a combination that comes up short. Leg kick to the upper thigh from Reneau lands while Tate lands a right hand. Leg kick from Reneau counters a jab from Tate, followed by a nice right hand from Tate that wobbles Reneau slightly. The 44-year-old lands a trio of right hands and a leg kick to try and slow the former champion down. Halfway through and Tate lands a straight right before shooting for a double leading to a clinch against the cage. Reneau defending well but Tate is able to hang on to the position in the clinch. Reneau gets separation and they circle. Hard right hand from Tate lands, Reneau lands a left before Tate gets the takedown with just under 50 seconds to go. Reneau looking for a triangle but Tate passes into half guard and ends the round on top.

MMAFighting scores it 10-9 for Tate

Round 2:

Both women found success on the feet early, but Reneau needs to avoid the ground in order to try and even things up.

Round 3: