Tatiana Suarez lastly will get her first crack at a UFC championship.
Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) challenges strawweight champion Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) within the co-main occasion of UFC 312 on Feb. 9 at Qudos Financial institution Enviornment in Sydney.
Suarez was scheduled to face Virna Jandiroba earlier this month at UFC 310, however the bout was scrapped when Suarez withdrew on account of undisclosed causes. It was then introduced that she is going to problem Weili for the strawweight title.
“I’ve been good since June of this 12 months,” Suarez informed UFC Unfiltered. “While you’re on the high of the division, for some cause it’s actually arduous to get fights, particularly as a result of there’s not that many matchups. After I was wholesome, everyone was already matched up within the high 10, and so they’re most likely not going to do a high 15 towards the No. 1 lady.
“I had requested for a struggle, and I wished to struggle Weili in August or September, however she was busy with obligations that she had as a champion. Then that didn’t occur, after which we have been going to struggle Virna, and now we’re going to go forward and struggle Weili in February. However I’ve been good for some time now. I’ve been coaching arduous, it’s simply that we haven’t been in a position to get a struggle due to the matchups and stuff. The division was form of tousled. All people was matched up.”
Suarez beat the likes of former UFC champions Alexa Grasso, Carla Esparza, and Jessica Andrade en path to a title shot, however inactivity delayed her title shot. However regardless of the tumultuous highway, Suarez is able to dwell as much as her championship potential.
“My psychological energy is second to none,” Suarez stated. “I believe that performs an enormous think about preventing usually. When the intense lights shine, so do I. I at all times rise to the event, and I’ve a lot expertise in one other sport, too. I wrestled my entire life. I’ve had a lot strain placed on me my total life.”
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