Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Strawweight No. 1-ranked contender, Tatiana Suarez, suffered her first professional loss at UFC 312 last weekend (Sat., Feb. 8, 2025) as two-time champion Zhang Weili won a dominant unanimous decision from inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The biggest storyline of the fight, other than Weili’s ability to stop Suarez’s dominant wrestling and pick her apart, was a nasty cut that Suarez suffered during the second round.
NASTY pic.twitter.com/oCYHhIwBFo
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There was a mystery surrounding the cut as to when it occurred. During the third round, UFC play-by-play broadcaster Jon Anik revealed that Suarez’s knee hit the base of the cage fence. At some point, the broadcast tried to zero in on the moment it happened, but viewers couldn’t see it clearly.
Well, the mystery is over, and we know exactly when it happened.
At 4:21 in the second round, Suarez shot in on Weili, snagging her right knee where the cage fence meets the canvas. The former undefeated fighter did not react to it at all to her credit.
Watch the exact moment where Suarez cuts her knee below:
The exact moment where Tatiana Suarez cut her knee at UFC 312 pic.twitter.com/wDp35FrHGL
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Having the Octagon fence physically affect a fight is a rare occurrence, but it does happen. Ask Jake Ellenberger’s foot.
It is unclear how much the nasty cut affected Suarez in the fight because, as of this writing, she has been silent on social media. However, when she releases a statement, MMAMania.com will have you covered.
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