Former title challengers Amanda Lemos, Tatiana Suarez meet at Noche UFC in San Antonio

24-07-2025

Un enfrentamiento de peso paja de alto riesgo entre Tatiana Suarez 🇺🇸🇲🇽 y Amanda Lemos 🇧🇷 se lleva a cabo en Noche UFC 🤩Los boletos salen a la venta este viernes 25 de julio ➡️ https://t.co/ox0bNuz7Pf#NocheUFC | Sáb 13 de septiembre 🇲🇽 | @tatianaufc vs @LemosAmandaUFC pic.twitter.com/BScEkVg0GP
Amanda Lemos and Tatiana Suarez will try to build toward a second strawweight title fight opportunity when they meet at UFC Fight Night 259, also known as Noche UFC.
The promotion announced Thursday that Lemos (15-4-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) and Suarez (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) are booked to clash in a three-round bout on the Sept. 13 card, which takes place at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas (ESPN+).
Lemos, No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie strawweight rankings, has won two of three fights since unsuccessfully challenging reigning champ Zhang Weili for the belt in August 2023. She's defeated Mackenzie Dern and Iasmin Lucindo on the scorecards while being submitted by Virna Jandiroba.
She will have the chance to elevated her spot against No. 3-ranked Suarez, who was upset by Weili in her bid for the belt at UFC 312 in February. The standout grappler has only competed twice in the past two years, but will start the pursuit of consistency against Lemos.
The latest UFC Fight Night 259 lineup now includes: