Andrew Tate strutted back into combat sports like he still belonged, and by the fourth round he looked like a bloke who’d been out of the game half a decade. Misfits Mania in Dubai gave him a ring, a crowd, chants of “Top-G,” and a younger heavyweight who wasn’t interested in nostalgia. Chase DeMoor didn’t outthink Tate. He just leaned on him, bullied him, and turned him into a tired man with nothing behind the hands.
Tate landed early because he’s got real striking miles. Jabs, body taps, little confidence shots. Five years ago he could’ve built on that. But five years out of a ring turns lungs to mush. DeMoor figured it out fast: clinch, lean, shove, make the old lad hold your weight and feel every second. Tate’s legs lost their spring and his volume dipped into nothing.
Tate wanted influence, DeMoor wanted damage
Once fatigue set in, Tate became a target. DeMoor hammered him around the ring, pushed him to the canvas multiple times, and landed heavy shots on a man running on fumes. Tate didn’t touch the floor officially, but he looked like he was trying not to collapse. By the final bell, the only drama was whether the judges would be kind or cruel. They were polite. Majority decision for DeMoor.
Tate’s supporters will pretend this was courage. Real fighters will call it decline. He wasn’t stopped physically. He was stopped by time.
Does Tate have anything left beyond theatre?
Tate told the cameras he’ll “go home and think about whether he’ll fight again.” That isn’t commitment. That’s a man looking for a reason not to get punched anymore. A fighter knows when his lungs are gone. Five years out, older frame, legal chaos circling his name in multiple countries… boxing isn’t saving him.
The allegations hanging over him aren’t going away, and the sport won’t insulate him. Some fans still worship him, but chants don’t win fights. They just hide the discomfort.
DeMoor walked away calling out Tommy Fury. That tells you what Misfits values: influencer ladder climbing, not merit. Tate? He’s looking at retirement because there’s nothing left to build on. Coupe-sponsored bravado won’t drag his feet into a real camp ever again.
Other Results:
Amado Vargas beat Deen the Great via unanimous decision (57-56 x2, 58-55)
Neeraj Goyat beat Anthony Taylor via unanimous decision (59-55, 58-56, 60-54)
Ben Williams beat Nichlmao via unanimous decision (50-45 x3)
Amir Anderson beat Joe Laws via second-round TKO (2:43)
Pearl Gonzalez beat Tai Emery via unanimous decision (49-46 x2, 50-45)
David Lopez beat Luis Garcia via second-round TKO (2:25)
