Tag: Tatiana Suarez

Tatiana Suarez submits ex-Champion Jessica Andrade with wicked guillotine choke – UFC Nashville Highlights

Tatiana Suarez lands submission win over former champion Jessica Andrade UFC NashvilleTurning in her second consecutive guillotine choke win of the year, uber-talent, Tatiana Suarez has turned in her most high-profile career win to date, submitting former undisputed strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade with a second round guillotine choke in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Nashville. Returning from a slew of debilitating injuries earlier this […]

Tatiana Suarez lands submission win over former champion Jessica Andrade UFC Nashville

Turning in her second consecutive guillotine choke win of the year, uber-talent, Tatiana Suarez has turned in her most high-profile career win to date, submitting former undisputed strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade with a second round guillotine choke in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Nashville.

Returning from a slew of debilitating injuries earlier this year, Californian grappling talent, Suarez managed to return to the Octagon in triumphant fashion, submitting Montana De La Rosa back in February with another second round guillotine choke — earning a Performance of the Night bonus in a brief flyweight cameo.

And likely reinserting herself into the strawweight top-5 and title picture for the first time since a 2019 unanimous decision win over Nina Nunes, Suarez, who now moves to 11-0 as a professional, earned her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with a spectacular second round guillotine choke win over Brazilian powerhouse and former division champion, Andrade.

Below, catch the highlights from Tatiana Suarez’s win over Jessica Andrade

Rose Namajunas’ UFC return, flyweight move questioned: ‘It really is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen’

Rose Namajunas' move to flyweight questioned it's the craziest thing I've ever seen UFC ParisRose Namajunas, a former two-time undisputed strawweight champion, has seen her impending flyweight division debut and UFC Fight Night Paris return dissected by the undefeated, Tatiana Suarez – with the grappler lamenting a failed dream pairing with the ex-gold holder. Namajunas, the current number two ranked strawweight contender, has been sidelined since she co-headlined UFC […]

Rose Namajunas' move to flyweight questioned it's the craziest thing I've ever seen UFC Paris

Rose Namajunas, a former two-time undisputed strawweight champion, has seen her impending flyweight division debut and UFC Fight Night Paris return dissected by the undefeated, Tatiana Suarez – with the grappler lamenting a failed dream pairing with the ex-gold holder.

Namajunas, the current number two ranked strawweight contender, has been sidelined since she co-headlined UFC 274 back in May of last year in Phoenix, Arizona – suffering a forgettable unanimous decision loss to former-foe, Carla Esparza – dropping her strawweight title to The Ultimate Fighter winner.

And slated to make her first outing since suffering her second title loss last summer, Namajunas, a staple under the tutelage of both partner, Pat Barry, and head coach, Trevor Wittman, is booked to feature on the main card of UFC Paris in September – taking on the surging top-contender, Manon Fiorot on enemy territory.

Rose Namajunas’ impending move to flyweight has been broken down

Sharing her thoughts on Rose Namajunas’ incoming 125 pound debut, Suarez, who herself made a stunning Octagon return from injury earlier this year, lamented missing a fight with the Wisconsin native, however, questioned the reasoning for her flyweight leap.

“It’s really the craziest thing I’ve ever seen, I’ve been wanting to fight her (Rose Namajunas),” Tatiana Suarez said during an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. “Because, I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m back to 115 (pounds) – maybe I could fight Rose,’ and it’s like, she’s going back to 125 (pounds). I’m like – [it’s] crazy.” 

“Whenever I say I want to fight her, it’s not because I want to go beat her up, or something like that, I don’t like her,” Suarez continued. “I just think she’s such a good fighter. Like, I’ll watch her and I’m like, amazed because how great she is.” 

11-5 as a professional, Namajunas, who has twice captured undisputed gold at the strawweight limit, holds notable wins over the likes of Angela Hill, Paige VanZant, Tecia Torres, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Jessica Andrade, and current champion, Zhang Weili. 

Report – Tatiana Suarez books return at UFC Nashville against ex-Champion Jessica Andrade in August

Tatiana Suarez returns at UFC Nashville against ex champion Jessica Andrade in AugustFollowing a successful return from injury back in February in a flyweight division excursion, undefeated grappling ace, Tatiana Suarez has landed a reworked outing for her next clash at UFC Fight Night Nashville on August 5. – taking on former undisputed strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade after initial foe, Virna Jandiroba withdrew from the summer matchup. […]

Tatiana Suarez returns at UFC Nashville against ex champion Jessica Andrade in August

Following a successful return from injury back in February in a flyweight division excursion, undefeated grappling ace, Tatiana Suarez has landed a reworked outing for her next clash at UFC Fight Night Nashville on August 5. – taking on former undisputed strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade after initial foe, Virna Jandiroba withdrew from the summer matchup.

Suarez, who improved to 9-0 as a professional back in February, made a flyweight division bow against Montana De La Rosa, submitting the Montana native with a second round guillotine choke win, landing a Performance of the Night bonus.

As for Andrade, the short-notice replacement, who currently holds the #5 rank in the official strawweight rankings, has yet to return since suffering consecutive stoppage losses to blistering contenders, Erin Blanchfield, and Yan Xiaonan.

Tatiana Suarez remains on Nashville card alongside Jessica Andrade

News of Tatiana Suarez’s return to the Octagon in Tennessee against ex-champion, Jessica Andrade was first reported by MMA Fighting reporter, Damon Martin. 

Sidelined from the Octagon since June 2019 before her successful outing against De La Rosa back in February, Suarez had racked up a unanimous decision win over Nina Nunes – the partner of former two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes in her last outing.

Winning The Ultimate Fighter 23 back in 2016, Tatiana Suarez defeated Amanda Cooper in the season finale, before securing Viviane Pereira, and then current undisputed flyweight champion, Alexa Grasso, and former two-time strawweight titleholder, Carla Esparza. 

24-11 as a professional, Andrade struck undisputed strawweight gold back in May 2019, stopping former two-time division best, Rose Namajunas with a highlight-reel slam KO victory in her native Brazil.

In other notable Octagon victories, Andrade has defeated the likes of Rosi Sexton, Raquel Pennington, Jessica Penne, Joanne Wood, Angela Hill, Claudia Gadelha, Tecia Torres, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Katlyn Chookagian, Amanda Lemos, and Lauren Murphy to name a few. 

UFC Fight Night Nashville takes place on August 5. from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with a bantamweight fight between Cory Sandhagen, and Umar Nurmagomedov slated to take main event honors.