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USA Today
24-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former title challengers Amanda Lemos, Tatiana Suarez meet at Noche UFC in San Antonio
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 ➡️ | Sáb 13 de septiembre 🇲🇽 | @tatianaufc vs @LemosAmandaUFC 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:
USA Today
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UFC 316 'Embedded' No. 1: Patchy Mix needs Tatiana Suarez's FightPass login for fight prep
UFC 316 'Embedded' No. 1: Patchy Mix needs Tatiana Suarez's FightPass login for fight prep The UFC is back in New Jersey for UFC 316, its sixth pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 316 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark. In the headliner, bantamweight champion champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) takes on challenger and ex-champ Sean O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a rematch. In the co-feature, women's bantamweight titleholder Julianna Peña (13-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) meets Kayla Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL $1 million champion who is one of the biggest title challenger betting favorites in UFC history. In addition, former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix (20-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his highly anticipated UFC debut after freeing himself from the PFL when he takes on Mario Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC). The first episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube:
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
That's gonna leave a mark: Tatiana Suarez shares graphic photo of stitched-up knee gash
Tatiana Suarez suffered an unexpectedly deep and nasty gash on her knee during her UFC 312 title fight with Zhang Weili, and it's safe to say she'll never forget it. The injury occurred in the early going of Round 2 after Suarez apparently sliced her knee along the base of the cage while attempting a takedown, which isn't common. In between rounds, the cameras showed just how deep it was, and you could hear Suarez asking her corner if it was bad. She wouldn't even look at it. Tatiana Suarez suffered a gnarly knee injury during her co-main event with Zhang Weili at #UFC312. 🫣 — SuperbeastCraig (@SuperbeastCraig) February 9, 2025 Suarez later shared a graphic photo of her stitched-up knee. And, yeah, that's going to leave a mark. Tatiana Suarez shared a photo of her stitched up knee which she sliced open during her fight with Zhang Weili 🤢#UFC312 — Verdict (@VerdictMMA) February 12, 2025 After winning the first round on all three judges' scorecards, Suarez was beat up and dominated by Weili for the next four. Weili retained her title with a unanimous decision win by scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 49-45. It was the first loss of Suarez's career. Tatiana Suarez issues bittersweet statement after UFC 312 loss to Zhang Weili Zhang Weili def. Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312: Best photos For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 312. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: That's gonna leave a mark: Tatiana Suarez shares graphic photo of stitched-up knee gash
USA Today
12-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
That's gonna leave a mark: Tatiana Suarez shares graphic photo of stitched-up knee gash
Tatiana Suarez suffered an unexpectedly deep and nasty gash on her knee during her UFC 312 title fight with Zhang Weili, and it's safe to say she'll never forget it. The injury occurred in the early going of Round 2 after Suarez apparently sliced her knee along the base of the cage while attempting a takedown, which isn't common. In between rounds, the cameras showed just how deep it was, and you could hear Suarez asking her corner if it was bad. She wouldn't even look at it. Tatiana Suarez suffered a gnarly knee injury during her co-main event with Zhang Weili at #UFC312. 🫣 — SuperbeastCraig (@SuperbeastCraig) February 9, 2025 Suarez later shared a graphic photo of her stitched-up knee. And, yeah, that's going to leave a mark. Tatiana Suarez shared a photo of her stitched up knee which she sliced open during her fight with Zhang Weili 🤢#UFC312 — Verdict (@VerdictMMA) February 12, 2025 After winning the first round on all three judges' scorecards, Suarez was beat up and dominated by Weili for the next four. Weili retained her title with a unanimous decision win by scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 49-45. It was the first loss of Suarez's career.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tatiana Suarez reveals brutal aftermath of UFC 312 leg wound, issues first post-fight remarks
Warning: This article contains media with a disturbing injury to a person's leg. Scroll down at your own risk. Tatiana Suarez will likely always have a souvenir to remind herself of her first failed shot at the UFC strawweight title. After years of being positioned as an inevitable future UFC champion, Suarez suffered a lopsided decision loss to strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili this past Saturday at UFC 312. Suarez was not only outstruck by a significant margin, she was also outmuscled and outwrestled — two areas where she was assumed to have the edge over her championship foe. In addition to significant facial damage, Suarez suffered a grisly gash on her right leg during the bout following an early grappling exchange against the cage fence. On Tuesday, three days after her first professional loss, Suarez unveiled the aftermath of the wound by showing off her stitched up leg on Instagram, which can be seen below — though be warned, it's not for the squeamish. Suarez (10-1) also issued her first remarks on the loss Tuesday on social media, vowing to continue pursuing her dream of one day becoming a UFC champion. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tatiana Suarez (@tatianasuarezufc) 'Champions don't show up to get everything they want; they show up to give everything they have.' And that's what I'll do every single time. No matter what! I love it all. Win, lose or draw, I'm right where I want to be. Doing what I love to do every single day of my life. I have the best people around me that love me for me. Living the dream! It's all about the right mindset and life has taught me time and time again. I've experienced it all thrill, agony, happiness, heartbreak. That's what life is all about. I'm blessed to have this life. And I'll share these experiences with my children and the future generations to come. Thank you to my friends, family, teammates, coaches and fiancé for being there every single time no matter what. Love you guys! On to the next! Suarez, 34, had been discussed in title conversations since winning "The Ultimate Fighter 23" with a dominant showing on the UFC reality series in 2016. A one-time USA wrestling hopeful whose Olympic dreams were dashed due to a cancer diagnosis, Suarez had been peerless throughout her Octagon run until she met Zhang, defeating an array of former and future UFC champions — Jessica Andrade, Alexa Grasso and Carla Esparza — on her road to UFC 312, only for injuries to repeatedly halt her momentum and limit her in-cage appearances. Suarez competed just five times in her first four years in the UFC, then was stuck on the sidelines from 2019-23. Injuries once again prevented her from competing in 2024. If Suarez heals up and is able to compete again in 2025, it will mark only the third instance of her nine-year UFC career when she is able to fight more than once in a calendar year.
