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Fans Call NASCAR Star a “Lucky Guy” as UFC Star Miesha Tate Pens a 6-Word Message to Him

Published 03/12/2023, 5:28 AM EDT

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The noted UFC star, Miesha Tate, wasn’t going through a pretty smooth patch of her career. Post her return to the UFC in 2021, Tate had picked up only a single victory in her three bouts. Currently, she is on a two-fight losing streak, which she will look to end on her outing on 3rd June this year. Tate, currently in the twilight of her career, once used to be an even more dominant force inside the cage boasting championships across multiple promotions.

A lot of UFC fans are aware of ‘Cupcake’s’ interest in other sports apart from MMA. Her love for the NFL franchise ‘Seattle Seahawks’ is a known fact for numerous fans. Also, Tate often visits stadiums and arenas to witness the live-action herself. Recently, she visited a NASCAR event in Las Vegas and had a meetup with the noted ‘JTG Daugherty Racing’ team driver, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Tate also shared the snaps of her meeting with Stenhouse Jr. on her Facebook page, which had the fans enchanted.

Miesha Tate’s down-to-earth comment had fans labeling Ricky Stenhouse Jr. a lucky guy

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The ‘JTG Daugherty Racing’ team actually uploaded the snaps of the former UFC Bantamweight champion’s meetup with Stenhouse Jr. Their Facebook post also showcased Stenhouse Jr. meeting up with another noted UFC star, Bo Nickal, as well. ‘JTG Daugherty Racing’ also captioned their post, “Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. catches up with Miesha Tate and Bo Nickal at Las Vegas today!”

‘Cupcake’ was also apparently pleased by her meetup with Stenhouse Jr. She shared ‘JTG Daugherty Racing’s’ post on her Facebook page and captioned it, “Such a down to Earth dude!”.

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‘The UFC star’s post also garnered several reactions from her followers and general Facebook users. A lot of them also took to the comments section to vent their views about the post.

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Several fans perceived Stenhouse Jr. as a lucky guy. After all, meetups with the noted Miesha Tate don’t happen every day. Some comments portraying such emotions from the fans read:

  • Ricky was such a lucky guy
  • Dang Ricky! It was your lucky day I see!
  • Definitely was Ricky’s lucky day

But there were some others as well who had different things to say in the comments section of the post.

Some expressed their fandom while others confirmed the words of Miesha Tate

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There were a few comments which agreed with Tate’s words about the noted NASCAR driver, Stenhouse Jr. While some others expressed that they were happy about ‘Cupcake’s’ meetup with Stenhouse Jr.

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But there were others as well who vocalized their wish of meeting Tate, someday like Stenhouse. A few comments portraying all such emotions read:

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  • He stopped at my friend’s tailgate over Daytona weekend
  • Good ole MS boy Miesha! He was with Danica Patrick for a good while!
  • That’s great
  • I saw you there and was more excited that I randomly saw you walking in than I was about the racers (they were pretty great too tho)!! Such a cool experience!
  • I wanna meet you, love Miesha Tate

Well, we would wish the fans to keep on hoping and visiting sporting events. Someday, they might bump into ‘Cupcake’ as well. Would you also love to have a meetup with ‘Cupcake’ like Stenhouse Jr.?

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Souvik Roy

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Souvik Roy is currently a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. An avid UFC follower, Souvik combined his love for the sport and his passion for words to turn his interest into his Livelihood. A Diploma holder in Electrical Engineering, Souvik has worked as a Freelance Link Builder and Content Writer previously and wrote for various clients and businesses.
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Amal Joyce