Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate opened up about her thoughts on men, or "transgender people," competing against women in their sports.The veteran fighter had a near-five-year hiatus between 2016 and 2021 before returning to the octagon for a more steady schedule, averaging one fight per year since.In a recent interview, Tate was asked about her opinion on whether or not women should be open to fighting transgender athletes.'I just don't know if there's enough evidence, and some people will feel comfortable with the evidence. I don't.'"I still think that there is not enough conclusive evidence to prove that it is safe for transgender people to compete against biological women," Tate told Esports Insider. "I just don't know if there's enough evidence, and some people will feel comfortable with the evidence. I don't."On top of citing that women have to deal with menstruation and hormones when it comes to weight cutting and training, Tate said she did not think competition between men and women in MMA "can be 100% equal."Tate then told the outlet flat out, "I don't support it."RELATED: Transgender state rep defends boys playing in girls' sports — immediately gets proven wrong by male athlete Miesha Tate on the scale before UFC Fight Night on May 2, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by Randy Thomas/Getty ImagesThe athlete continued and affirmed that not only does she find the idea unfair, but that sports do not need to be "inclusive.""I do not support men, in any form, competing in female sports. I just don't think that it's fair. I don't think that it's right. And sports are not inclusive. By their nature. By the nature of sport, it's a non-inclusive thing to do," she told Esports Insider.Tate added, "So if you're not good enough, you just don't make it, and that's a hard lesson to learn, but it's a valuable one."Before the idea of men in women's sports was a national issue, Tate, along with other female mixed martial arts fighters, stated her outright refusal to fight a male who claimed to be female in 2013.The fighter in question was transgender athlete Fallon Fox, who at 36 years old began dominating women's MMA, including during a 2013 bout against opponent Ericka Newsome. Fox stopped Newsome with a brutal knee to the face, which some claimed resulted in a skull fracture, while others, including Fox, rejected the notion and said he has only ever caused a broken orbital bone against a woman. A broken orbital is a more frequent injury in MMA.Fox stopped fighting after just two years, as women increasingly spoke out against him. This included the only woman to defeat Fox, UFC veteran Ashlee Evans-Smith.After the fight, Evans-Smith told MMA Interviews the transgender athlete "did have an advantage" and should not be fighting against women.RELATED: 'She's never had to compete against a man': Female athletes respond to Simone Biles' pro-trans rant Male-born MMA fighter Fallon Fox on November 13, 2013, in New York City. Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesIn her interview with Esports Insider, Tate called "biological males competing in female sports" potentially "unsafe," especially in contact sports.Tate noted, "Sports are not meant to include everybody. I mean, if you wanna do a sport that includes everybody, then try pickleball. That's fine."The 38-year-old also said she was against the idea of every child deserving a trophy, stating that it teaches children they might be good at something they are not."If they think they're equally as good at everything, because they always get a trophy for everything they do, they may not be able to distinguish the fact that, 'Oh, I am better at this. Let me go that way.' And then they play into their natural talents." - Tate last fought in the UFC in May, losing a unanimous decision to Yana Santos.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Bergen, Norway is a beautiful place, but there’s something more lying beneath the surface. The almost thousand-year-old city has become home to one of the most high-tech trash systems in the world. Instead of relying on gas-guzzling garbage trucks to pick up waste, residents dump their garbage in vacuum tubes that suck the trash out of the city. A report from The Washington Post on the development claims that the system sucks garbage out of the city with the “force of a half a million household vacuum cleaners.” That’s quite a bit of force, and if the reports are anything to go by, it could indeed be an efficient way to tackle the city’s waste. The design of the system has allowed for Bergen to rely less on waste disposal trucks, which often clogged up the narrow streets of the city. This has cut down on traffic and cut diesel emissions by up to 90%, the reports claim. That’s a huge win in our fight against climate change, though ongoing changes to the EPA here in the US could make those cuts less dramatic. Bergen isn’t the only city making the most of these vacuum-like trash removal systems. Around 200 cities have adopted the idea, including Seoul, Stockholm, and Qatar. What makes Bergen special, though, is that the city has been expanding the system into centuries-old neighborhoods, giving everyone a chance to take advantage of the futuristic garbage disposal system. Installing something like this isn’t cheap, and Bergen has spent more than $100 million to set up its futuristic garbage disposal system. And the city is far from finished installing these garbage-sucking tubes. It will be interesting to see how the city continues to tackle the installation of this new system, as well as how many other cities adopt similar systems. We could certainly benefit from something like this in big cities in the US, but setting up the infrastructure would be a lot of work. Of course, these kind of systems still don’t fix the underlying problem surrounding our landfills, but that’s another problem for another day. The post This Norwegian city came up with a brilliant way to deal with trash appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: Nintendo Switch games, $5 smart plugs, $150 Vizio soundbar, $100 Beats Pill speaker, more

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