The UFC 238 preliminary matchup between Tatiana Suarez and Nina Ansaroff had all the makings of a No. 1 contender bout for the strawweight division.
Ultimately, Suarez won the fight by unanimous decision, banking two rounds with her wrestling before holding off an Ansaroff surge in the final stanza. However, the undefeated fighter revealed she wasn’t at her best after suffering an injury in the early going.
“It was not my best performance but I got the job done. I hurt my neck in the first round, I was just trying to do the best I could.