Heavily pregnant Miesha Tate fights off dog to protect her own

You don't mess with Miesha Tate.

And you definitely don't mess with her dog. Miesha Tate might be over seven months pregnant but her fighting spirit can't be denied and when she saw her dog, Skooter, in serious danger after being attacked by a Cane Corso, her instincts took over. The former UFC women's bantamweight champion, who retired in 2016 after suffering back-to-back defeats, immediately dived on the aggressive dog, which is also known as an Italian Mastiff, and fought it off. 'Cupcake' suffered several cuts in the incident, which she discussed in detail on her personal Facebook page.

"So this happened a few days ago, my dog Skooter and I were out for a walk around the neighborhood when a Cane Corso escaped from its back yard and proceeded to sprint after my dog. I could tell by the body language and hair raised this was no friendly approach. Before I knew it the dog was over the top of Skooter and just as it went to bite I tackled the dog. I pushed her off of my dog and quickly scooped up my pup as she ran off. I couldn’t believe what happened it was all so fast. I stood there for a second in disbelief and shock, I could have lost my best friend that day?…..Luckily Skooter hade a mind scrape on top of his head and a wet ear and scuffed up paws but otherwise he’s ok….I’m so glad it wasn’t worse, I’m glad I could get to them before she latched on to Skooter and thankfully she was not aggressive towards people. Later part of me felt guilt for potentially putting my baby in danger at 7 1/2 months pregnant but it was instinct I had no time to think and I am sure I would react the same way every time. There is no way I could have watched my dog get shredded to pieces. 2 things surprised me though, 1 I can still move pretty quick for a prego and 2 I still got some fighting spirit in me ?. Don’t push mama bear lol ?!!"

Tate is no stranger to heroic feats as fans might remember how she bravely carried a little girl, who had suffered a broken arm, down a Nevada mountain to safety back in 2016. Whether she's contracted to the UFC or not, Tate will be a special kind of tough until the day she dies.