After almost 4 years away from competitors resulting from damage, Tatiana Suarez returned in an emphatic approach at UFC Vegas 70 final weekend. Selecting up her first win since 2019 with a second-round submission over Montana De La Rosa, Suarez let it be known that she’s again and prepared for the largest challenges that await her.
A type of challenges could also be former two-time champion Rose Namajunas, who was referred to as out by Tatiana Suarez after her win. Regardless of having success in her return to motion within the flyweight division, Suarez plans to maneuver again all the way down to strawweight the place she is aiming to face the previous champion. Throughout an look on ‘Unlocking The Cage’ with Jimmy Smith on Sirius XM, Suarez defined her callout of the previous champion and in contrast to most callouts, this one comes from a spot of respect and he or she wouldn’t thoughts the struggle occurring at 125 or 115 kilos.
“She’s achieved loads within the sport, so why I would not I wish to share the cage with somebody so wonderful?”
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“I don’t even thoughts, I believe I heard that she may go up, so if we will struggle at 125 I wouldn’t thoughts doing that both. The one purpose why I speak about Rose Namajunas a lot, trigger I’ve talked about her identify a few instances, it’s simply because I respect the hell out of her. It’s not like I believe that’s a simple struggle for me or nothing like that. I simply respect her a lot, I believe she’s an incredible particular person, I’ve seen her a number of instances, she looks as if a really very real good particular person.”
Not solely does Tatiana Suarez respect Namajunas as an individual however she additionally feels that the previous champion is a real martial artist, and that’s who she desires to face contained in the Octagon.
I wish to struggle folks like that, true martial artists, she’s a real martial artist. These are the type of people who I wish to struggle. She’s achieved loads on this sport, so why wouldn’t I wish to share the cage with somebody so wonderful? That’s why I preserve saying her identify, I don’t imply this to be disrespectful in any respect as a result of I might by no means try this, I’m very respectful as a result of that’s how I used to be raised to be.”
Rightfully so, there’s loads of speak about Tatiana Suarez’s potential to change into a future champion and now showcasing that she could be profitable at each 115 and 125 kilos, she might be on a path to change into world champion ahead of later.
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