Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas 2 Shouldn’t Be Next

Rose Namajunas took a huge risk when she went down to Brazil to fight Jessica Andrade in the main event of UFC 237. Having not fought in over a year since the Conor McGregor bus incident back at UFC 223 and a decision win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at tha…

Rose Namajunas took a huge risk when she went down to Brazil to fight Jessica Andrade in the main event of UFC 237. Having not fought in over a year since the Conor McGregor bus incident back at UFC 223 and a decision win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at that event, Andrade went into the heart […]

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Michelle Waterson and Tatiana Suarez Disagree on Who Deserves Title Shot

Immediately after defeating Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Philadelphia this past Saturday, Michelle Waterson began lobbying for her first title shot in the UFC. Waterson has now won three consecutive bouts and is one of the more popular female stars in …

Immediately after defeating Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Philadelphia this past Saturday, Michelle Waterson began lobbying for her first title shot in the UFC. Waterson has now won three consecutive bouts and is one of the more popular female stars in the UFC, so whether or not she receives a title shot next, she is likely […]

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Surging Strawweight Tatiana Suarez Returns At UFC 238

After the UFC announced it’s upcoming return to Chicago, Illinois, a few women’s bouts have been added to the card. One that stands out immediately is the return of top 115-pound prospect Tatina Suarez. The cancer survivor and former Olympic-hopeful is undefeated in her mixed martial arts (MMA) career thus far. In her last outing, […]

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After the UFC announced it’s upcoming return to Chicago, Illinois, a few women’s bouts have been added to the card.

One that stands out immediately is the return of top 115-pound prospect Tatina Suarez. The cancer survivor and former Olympic-hopeful is undefeated in her mixed martial arts (MMA) career thus far. In her last outing, she dominated former UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza with a third round TKO victory.

Now, according to a report from The Chicago Tribune, she’ll face Nina Ansaroff at the UFC 238 pay-per-view (PPV) from “The Windy City”. Ansaroff is surging at the moment with a four-fight win streak. She defeated former title challenger Claudia Gadelha via unanimous decision in her last contest at UFC 231 in December.

The winner of this bout could very well be next in line to challenge for the strap. Also, the report includes that a flyweight bout between Katlyn Chookagian and Joanne Calderwood will take place on the card. Chookagian had a three-fight win streak snapped by Jessica Eye in December. However, Calderwood is going strong off back-to-back victories.

Her latest being a unanimous decision win over Ariane Lipski at UFC on ESPN+ 1 this past January. In a very young and thin women’s flyweight division, every victory is crucial in hopes of securing a title opportunity. UFC 238 goes down live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

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Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff Set for UFC 238 in Chicago

A potential No. 1 contender’s bout in the strawweight division is headed for Chicago as former ‘Ultimate Fighter’ winner Tatiana Suarez will meet Nina Ansaroff at UFC 238 on June 8. The fights were confirmed by the UFC via the Chicago Tribune on Monday…

A potential No. 1 contender’s bout in the strawweight division is headed for Chicago as former ‘Ultimate Fighter’ winner Tatiana Suarez will meet Nina Ansaroff at UFC 238 on June 8. The fights were confirmed by the UFC via the Chicago Tribune on Monday. A former Olympic hopeful in wrestling, Suarez has stormed through the […]

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Tatiana Suarez Laments Difficulty Finding Next Fight

The next strawweight title bout was announced, with “Thug” Rose Namajunas set to defend her strawweight championship against Jéssica Andrade at UFC 237 in Brazil, generating some much-needed movement in the 115-pound division. There is one athlete in t…

The next strawweight title bout was announced, with “Thug” Rose Namajunas set to defend her strawweight championship against Jéssica Andrade at UFC 237 in Brazil, generating some much-needed movement in the 115-pound division. There is one athlete in the division who has remained at a standstill, however, that being #3-ranked and undefeated phenom Tatiana Suarez. […]

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Tatiana Suarez Vows To Handle Rose Namajunas Better Than Carla Esparza

Tatiana Suarez is looking to dominate the UFC women’s strawweight champion.

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A scary contender has emerged in the UFC’s women’s 115-pound division.

Tatiana Suarez made a statement when she dominated Carla Ezparza inside the Octagon, en-route to a third-round TKO win over the former inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion. Suarez handily controlled Esparza, an impressive wrestler in her own right, on the ground.

The ground-and-pound over the course of three rounds took its toll late on, and the referee was forced to call the action off. Some suggested on social media that the reason for Suarez’s dominance wasn’t necessarily her skill, but her size. She took to Twitter to address this:

“People are so funny. Constantly putting me down. Every time I win it’s because I’m way bigger than every1 in my division.

“It has nothing to do with the fact that I’ve wrestled since I was 3yrs old or the fact that I work my *** off every day to be successful at my craft.”

Speaking on the Top Turtle Podcast, Suarez talked about a possible match-up with UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.

Given that Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas to become the first-ever 115-pound champion, Suarez thinks she can dominate Namajunas even better than she did against Esparza (quotes via MMA Mania):

“I think I’ll do the same thing I did to Esparza—I’ll do the same thing to Rose. It actually might be worse because Rose isn’t nearly as good of a wrestler as Esparza.

“She’s longer, but that’s about it. We saw what Esparza did to Rose,” Suarez said. “And I think I’m the best wrestler in the division.”

While Suarez admits that the UFC women’s strawweight division has some talented wrestlers, she doesn’t think any of them are on her level:

“I think [people in my division] know how to shoot, they’re powerful—like Claudia [Gadelha] and [Jessica] Andrade,” Suarez said. “There’s a difference between knowing how to shoot and actually knowing how to wrestle. I know how to wrestle,” she added.

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