It Always Felt Like The Strawweight Star Would Fight For A Title, And Now She Is
By Steve Latrell • Feb. 2, 2025
Since the moment she sunk in a D’Arce choke vs Amanda Cooper to win Season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2016, Tatiana Suarez’s appearance in a UFC strawweight title bout has always had a distinct feeling of inevitability. That’s particularly high praise when you recall that the Cooper fight was only her fifth mixed martial arts bout. But some fighters were simply born for this, and Suarez is one of them.
In fact, as she steps into the Octagon in Sydney February 8 to face champion Zhang Weili, the only real surprise is that nearly a decade has passed before her first crack at UFC gold.