Miesha Tate has found herself in a tricky spot in the UFC after her friend, Julianna Pena became the champion at bantamweight. Tate doesn't want to be in competition with someone she trains with.

The former UFC champion took to her YouTube channel to talk about what is going on in her career. Miesha Tate explains her thought process as she looks at her options.

“So I am currently stuck in a very heavy debate with myself on whether to stay at 135 pounds or move down to 125,” said UFC bantamwieght, Tate. “Couple of thought processes on this. I have made my entire career at 135 pounds, minus a couple times fighting at 145 just due to lack of competition. I always assumed that [135] was my weight class because there never was a 125 pound opportunity. Now as I sit back in the second part of my career, I’m thinking, ‘Hmm, should I go down?’

“The things that factor into that for me, Julianna just became the champion at 135 pounds,” continued former UFC champion Tate. “I’m very excited for her, but we’ve been good friends for a long time. We grew up in the sport together and preferably I don’t want to have to fight her, if I can be completely honest. I would prefer that we could both be champions.”

Miesha Tate doesn't love the idea of leaving the bantamweight division. The former UFC champion still feels like she has unfinished business.

“The reason I don’t really like the idea of leaving the bantamweight division is because I’m coming off of a loss, a fight that I feel like I could’ve won. I should’ve won, but I failed to execute a better game plan and ended up losing the decision. So I know that I need to make those improvements and it really bothers me, the idea of leaving a division on a loss.”

“However, height and reach have never been an advantage for me at 135 pounds. So when I look at moving down to 125, [it] maybe the first time in my career when I would actually have those physical advantages. And I also think the 125-pound division could use some spicing up. I look at the top four women and they’ve all already fought for a title. So, there’s Julie as the champion at bantamweight and Valentina Shevchenko at flyweight, who I am a big fan of, she’s damn near perfect but I love the idea of fighting her as well.”

2022 is going to be a big year for Miesha Tate as she figures out her future in the UFC. She could have plenty of fun fights depending on what she chooses to do next.