Miesha Tate Rescues Girl With Broken Arm

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was in the right place at the right time.

According to Tate, she was hiking near Las Vegas, and was able to help a six-year old girl who broke her arm. The girl, named Kai, was with her parents when the accident happened, and her father recounted the story on his Instagram:

Such a crazy labor day weekend for our family but ended in such an amazing and beautiful way. My poor Kai broke her arm at the top of the Mary Jane Falls hike at Mt Charleston. So @mommapookand I basically had to carry her down miles ahead. To our rescue and assistance came the amazing@mieshatate the UFC fighter. She offered to help us carry her down the mountain. Such an amazing and humble person to have met. Our family cant thank you enough for all the help. You saved us easily hours of hiking and helped us get her to the hospital sooner. Thank you again

Tate posted to her Instagram and Facebook, telling her version of the events, and posting a video of the girl thanking her.

Tear jerker! Meet Kai the sweet little girl that kept me company down the mountain side, very upbeat despite her broken arm. And I just have to say this was one of the most rewarding days of my athletic career. And I also want to make a point that I have been told many times that I am "too buff" or "manly" that I should stop lifting weights, that it's "gross" and not attractive for a woman. I am so happy I never listened to the limitations others wanted to put on me and I hope that our youth knows that don't have to conform. That strength and beauty come from within! #BeStrong #BeCapable #BeWhatYouWant #NoRegrets #JustLove #PayItForward #GiveBack #Inspire

A video posted by Miesha Tate (@mieshatate) on Sep 5, 2016 at 10:16am PDT

Tate also noted that the girl picked the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion to tote her down the mountain over her own mother.  

Today a little girl broke her arm up at the top of Mary Jane falls (Mt Charleston) and I saw her meekly built mother struggling to carry her daughter down the mountain so I offered to carry the little girl to the bottom. The mother asked her 6 year old daughter “would you rather have me or her carry you down” without hesitation (to my surprise) she quickly replied “I want HER to carry me” we had to laugh. I preceded to carry the sweet little thing all the way to the bottom. Kai and I learned a lot about each other on the roughly 2 mile descent and It’s fair to say she inspired me. We made it all the way down without slipping or falling! We agreed we would both be strong for each other! Team work at it’s best!