April 25, 2024 1: 45 pm ET
Tatiana Suarez believes it just makes sense for her to get the next title chance.
After Zhang Weili (24-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) kept her strawweight title versus Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300, Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was bumped up to the No. 1 area in the promo’s authorities rankings.
Undefeated Suarez is 2-0 because returning from an practically four-year long layoff due to injury, scoring submissions of Montana De La Rosa at flyweight, then a submission of previous strawweight champ Jessica Andrade. Based on the landscape at 115 pounds, Suarez sees herself as the rightful title competitor.
“They requirement somebody to to battle for that title, and why not someone who’s unbeaten, has an fantastic story, strong grappler, and something that she truly hasn’t dealtwith yet?” Suarez informed ESPN. “(She requires to battle) a high, long, rangy individual that infact has extremely great jiu-jitsu and fumbling – something that she’s actually established, and now she’s pounding everyone with her fumbling.
“So why not put her versus someone that might do