Tatiana Suarez put any concerns about potential ring rust to rest when she successfully returned to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 220. The American quickly established herself as one of the UFC’s most promising young fighters after she won Seaso…
Tatiana Suarez put any concerns about potential ring rust to rest when she successfully returned to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 220. The American quickly established herself as one of the UFC’s most promising young fighters after she won Season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter, and four UFC victories that extended her undefeated record…
The APEX played host to a women’s strawweight matchup on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 70 as undefeated prospect Tatiana Suarez returned after nearly three years on the shelf against Montana De La Rosa. Suarez walked into the matchup a perfect 8-0 with five of those victories coming inside the Octagon between 2016 and 2019. […]
The APEX played host to a women’s strawweight matchup on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 70 as undefeated prospect Tatiana Suarez returned after nearly three years on the shelf against Montana De La Rosa. Suarez walked into the matchup a perfect 8-0 with five of those victories coming inside the Octagon between 2016 and 2019. Things haven’t gone quite as well for De La Rosa who entered the bout 5-3 under the UFC banner but dropped two of her last three contests against Viviane Araujo and Maycee Barber.
Tatiana Suarez closed the distance early and pushed De La Rosa to the fence before completing a single-leg takedown. Attempting to escape, De La Rosa gave up her back but managed to get to her feet. Suarez refused to let go, continuing to press her opponent against the fence while delivering knees and strikes to the body of De La Rosa as the first five minutes came to a close.
Suarez did little to stray from her gameplan in the second, closing the distance quickly and dragging De La Rosa to the mat, and immediately moving into side control. De La Rosa defended well, rolling to her back and climbing to her feet, but Suarez was able to snatch De La Rosa’s neck and pulled guard, fighting for a guillotine choke. De La Rosa did her best to defend but was ultimately forced to tap out in round two.
Official Result: Tatiana Suarez def. Montana De La Rosa via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:51 of Round 2
Check Out Highlights from Tatiana Suarez vs. Montana De La Rosa at UFC Vegas 70 on Saturday:
The UFC will feature a light heavyweight matchup between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann for UFC Fight Night 220 this Saturday. MMA News is here with the official weigh-in results and bout order! Krylov and Spann will fight to determine who will take the …
The UFC will feature a light heavyweight matchup between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann for UFC Fight Night 220 this Saturday. MMA News is here with the official weigh-in results and bout order! Krylov and Spann will fight to determine who will take the next step in the light heavyweight division in the main event….
Ahead of her long-awaited return this weekend, Tatiana Suarez has been labeled “one-dimensional” by her opponent Montana De La Rosa. Suarez hasn’t been in action since 2019, when she extended her unblemished professional mixed martial…
Ahead of her long-awaited return this weekend, Tatiana Suarez has been labeled “one-dimensional” by her opponent Montana De La Rosa. Suarez hasn’t been in action since 2019, when she extended her unblemished professional mixed martial arts record to 8-0. After emerging victorious from season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter, where she won the strawweight tournament…
Undefeated Tatiana Suarez has not seen action inside the octagon since 2019. Due to a severe neck injury, the talented grappler has been forced to sit out for nearly four years. Upcoming at this weekend’s UFC Fight Night: Krylov vs. Spann event, Suarez will compete in her highly anticipated comeback match against Montana De La […]
Undefeated Tatiana Suarez has not seen action inside the octagon since 2019. Due to a severe neck injury, the talented grappler has been forced to sit out for nearly four years.
Upcoming at this weekend’s UFC Fight Night: Krylov vs. Spann event, Suarez will compete in her highly anticipated comeback match against Montana De La Rosa. Originally in the UFC the US-born athlete competed in the strawweight division, but her next fight will be at flyweight. However, afterward, she wants to continue her career at strawweight and capture the world title in that weight class before looking back at the flyweight division.
Tatiana Suarez maps her UFC world title plans
Tatiana Suarez sports an unblemished 8-0 record in MMA. She also holds two bronze medals in world championship wrestling, in addition to her two gold medals in world Jiu Jitsu championship competitions.
In a pre-fight press conference, Tatiana Suarez mapped out her world title future in the UFC. She explained:
“I think I’m going to be a champion. I can’t wait to get the belt and then defend it as many times as I can. A lot of people like to focus on the whole double champ and whatever, but I think it’s really cool when you have a champion that’s so dominant in their division, and they defend multiple times. I want to defend my belt multiple times before I go up to flyweight and do all that stuff.”
Coming back after a severe injury, the 32-year-old explained how frustrating it has been to sit out for such a lengthy period. She said:
“It’s definitely been frustrating. If I was focused on my frustrations, I would probably never get here. Regardless of my frustrations, I made sure to stay motivated and just remember that I want to be the best in the world and that I have to have that mentality whether life is going my way or it’s not. Even after all those years when I was rehabilitating my neck, it was a struggle every single day, especially when you can’t do what you love.” [Transcript courtesy of MMA Junkie]
This weekend, light heavyweights Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann will clash to see who will advance in the rankings at UFC Fight Night 220. Spann and Krylov want to continue their win streak as they try to defeat each other in the main event. Both fighter…
This weekend, light heavyweights Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann will clash to see who will advance in the rankings at UFC Fight Night 220. Spann and Krylov want to continue their win streak as they try to defeat each other in the main event. Both fighters are on a two-fight win streak. Although, Spann is…