Tatiana Suarez hopes to fight Zhang Weili at the Sphere, is confident she’d win by sub | ESPN MMA
ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto interviews strawweight contender Tatiana Suarez about her thoughts on fighting champion Zhang Weili at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Mexican Independence Day Weekend and how the fight could go.
0:00 Intro/update on knee
3:42 Hopeful for update on Zhang Weili
7:04 Thoughts on UFC 300
9:10 Thoughts on Weili’s grappling
11:54 How can you make the fight as big as possible?
17:41 Expectations for the fight
20:50 Would you fight in China?
#UFC #MMA #Suarez
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Nah imo she should rebook the fight she was supposed to have against Amanda Lemos & if she wins that & stays healthy then challenge Welli
This. She’s fought 2 times in 4 years.
She'll get injured. Tatiana needs to have another fight without getting injured.
Weili is very talented no doubt but she has not been an active champ. Let's see if she fights again this year or if she continues to sleep with the belt safely under her pillow. Never forget what Rose did to her and how poorly weili accepted the loss and blamed the American fans.
@@daviddean2082 What u want to say then? Weili fought once in 2023 cuz both Yan xiaonan and tatiana suarez called her out & UFC did not offer a fight. Who is more inactive, Weili who fought 4 times compared to Rose who only took 2 since 2022?
@rcdnj rose is very inactive but she is not the champion anymore.. weili SHOULD WANT to defend the belt against a clear number 1 undefeated fighter.... but what did she do instead? She challenged grasso to get another belt. Weili is very very hyped by the ufc and all her fans.... if she is such a great champion she should stop ducking tatiana. Defend the belt or vacate.
@@daviddean2082 Yan xiaonan was one step ahead of Tatiana for beating Andrade and entering Top5. Then UFC tried to make Xiaonan and Tatiana fight but probably their managers could not agree on fight date or something. Neither of them contacted weili so she did not know who to fight next. Then during her livestream many Chinese fans suggest her fight Grasso and she said okay I'll give it a try. Weili ducks nobody. If she cherry picks oppoenents she should have ducked Joana and Rose cuz both are hard fights.
@@daviddean2082 And she did acknowledged Suarez as a potential challenger during 292 post fight conference. If anyone ducks it's Tatiana herself pull out of Lemos fight just cuz of a minor knee issue.
But why Zhang weili have to chase Suarez and mention her name ? Zhang is the champion Suarez is the one that needs to call out the champion duh
She will fold weili in half. And new
@@daviddean2082 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@Asterisks12 say what you want.... but you will see. Weili is a hype train.
@@daviddean2082 how is she the hype train when she has 3 defenses already? its vice versa. Tatiana does fight NEARLY enough light zhang due to injuries. Zhang is way more proven. Tatiana needed 2 rounds to take out andrade, zhang needed like 40 seconds
@@daviddean2082 Okay hype train had 5 title fight wins and your Tatiana had 5 fights to pull out from😅👉🤡
Tatiana been the dark horse in this division for like 5 years, she needs to stay healthy enough to fight twice in a year
She is not the dark horse cuz ppl been hyping her for a long time...
when you ask brett something he cant answer, he asks questions we all know answers to, there is nothing worth in these interviews and yet i still keep watching them, i must be an idiot then
Let's go Tatiana!
Why don’t ESPNMMA interview Weill? She’s the champ. She should be interviewed.
Because she can't speak fluent English to say what she really wants to say and her translator doesn't do a good job of speaking her in English
Coz they just pick fighters they like and maechmake as if they were dana white😅
I completely agree with both of y’all @mikeb9106 @rcdnj
It’s harder for them because weilli doesn’t have an agent. She represents herself and there is a language gap
@@Anthonysobando she has a translator?
How about first, she stays healthy for an extended period of time? She talks more about fighting than being healthy enough to fight.
If i ever comment a world famous crime i want this guy to interview me
Why?
Jeez wait till September? Lets get this booked asap. By the time the fight takes place, it will have been a full year since Suarez has last fought
She can't stay healthy, she could've got the title shot a few years back if she could, I honestly don't think her body is made to fight more than once a year at this point.
In another interview Tatiana wanted to fight Zhang at international fight week but I doubt Zhang wants to fight again that soon.
Shes the female Cain
Yeah make this fight earlier like July or make her fight someone else.
I like her & respect her fighting spirit in & out of the cage considering what she's been through, but she must fight Virna Jandiroba in a #1 contender fight. She can't ride a wave from 5 years ago into a title shot, the old heads need to stop. Since her return from the 5yr lay-off she only beat roaster-filler Montana De La Rosa at 125 & Andrade on a L streak, taking fights on short notice bc of divorce money troubles. Can't discard the women who've been putting in work while she's been gone. However, nowadays timing & availability are key & her vs Weili is a good fight, so we'll see.
Is she going to wait till September? Isn't that too much. When did she fight last time? If she gets the title fight then it'll be because straweight division is running thin with no new contenders.
Yeah this fight needs to happen
luv U tatiana ❤
She still has another fight to pull out before getting title fight though.😅
Fights once a year at best, injured all the time. Yea she definitely should get the next shot for being so active
Well Tatiana will gass out her tank is not that great look at nina vs Tatiana, Tatiana was tired
That was such a good fight. I remember it well. Nina defended her takedowns and Suarez wasn't able to do any damage since she couldn't gett her to the ground. And then by the 3rd round Tatiana was exhausted and Nina was catching her with some good punches. If it went one more round Nina would've secured the win. And if you notice when they were reading the results Suarez was unsure if she had won.
She can make 125?? Am I tripping?
You mean 115
She fights less than the Dagis and want a title shot? 🤣 so the the belt can never be defended?
9:10 Brett: What do you think about Weili's grappling? Tatiana: I am the best. I know I can beat her. Tatiana: I am going to sub her or get a TKO. 18:25 Brett: Are you so confident in your submission game that you expect to sub whoever you're fighting, or is this specific to your fighting Weili? Tatiana: I am going to sub her or get a TKO.
What's crazy is Suarez genuinely can be a two-division champion pretty easily. And she's already beat Grasso.
Tatiana is so much stronger, longer and bigger than Weili. Not easy for smaller Weili.
Suarez's a elite grappler but not much stronger than weili. She has some skinny legs under her huge body which makes her look like a potato standing on two toothpicks.
she fights once a decade
I feel this girl is much overdue for a title shot. Look forward to seeing her next.
She's a genuine star but UFC is sceptical of giving her title shot because of her injuries. Not her fault but that's the reality. Although all the respect to her because of her perseverance to come back every time. Lot of them might have retired.
Dunno if she's a star, do causal MMA fans know who she is?
@@tommyq374 casuals don't know anyone except Connor. Also she's not a star right now. What I meant was that she can be a star. Not everyone can be Connor and Ronda Rousey but She has an undefeated record, she's pretty, she talks well. So she has a bright future if she doesn't get injured. She can be a star like Amanda, Rose,
if shes confident she'll win why does she want to fight Virna?
Because Weili takes long breaks in between fights, in another interview with Helen Tatiana said she wanted to fight Weili at international fight week but she doesn’t know if Weili wants to return that soon.
@@colostrum590 that's not what she said so that's not a reason to me
Coz she knows she just pulled out from the Lemos & should not be rewarded with a title shot.
With her back problem history ........ fighting Weili would be too risky for her to end up in a wheelchair .REMEMBER how Weili kneeled Lemos's back when Lemos was on the ground locking Weili's head .
Tatiana, I love you. Why tf would they put her at the sphere 😭
Cause she's mexican.
Because she's Mexican derp and most likely she wouldn't headline it but probably be like the Co main event or 3rd title fight. I would assume that Alexa vs Valentina 3 would be either the Main event or Co main event but since Dana wants it to be a big event I wouldn't be surprised if he put Sean vs Merab for the Main event, Alexa vs Valentina for co main & then you can add Tatiana vs ZW as the 3rd title fight.
I'm not the only one who would, right?
not at all
Don’t put too much pressure on her, she might break her back again. A healthy Tatiana is likely the GOAT in the division but the MMA Gods have cursed us by injuring her so frequently and with such severity.
This a problem in UFC with these Beast women flopping back and forth from one weight division to another to get easy wins on much smaller girls. Tatiana is a 125lb. fighter. says so on her wicki. She belongs in Flyweight. Or is it too tough there the be champion? You have to drop weight and sub Weili if you can? Weili to date has never faced a UFC opponent smaller than herself. Fighters should have to commit to a certain weight class in writing. If you were so dominate from the beginning in Flyweight why bounce around? Especially after admitting yourself that cutting from 125 to 115 left you feeling weak with no energy. That's your body telling you it's not your normal weight. You also talk smack about Rose but won't stay in Flyweight to face her either. Pounding on little Carla Esparza should have been a wake up call to the UFC. A heavier stronger fighter dropping weight to pummel smaller women for cheap wins.
Don’t skip the line, finish your next fight first
💯agree
bro she DOMINATED before she suffered her injurys. you might not think it but this girl deserves a title shot, she's undefeated and she is the most interesting fighter to challenge weilis grappling. now if she had losses on her resume and was coming in demanding a title shot I'd say absolutely not and to wait the line but you can't deny her previous success at 115
@@ryan010able Every fighter is undefeated till them get exposed by someone on a higher level. Ian Garry undefeated too, should he get a title shot right now? And if you say someone 'deserves' a title shot cuz they make an interesting matchup you can as well say that about any prospect after their debut
@@rcdnj and who would you say realistically is on a higher level than suarez in regards to her grappling ? she ragdolled esparza worse than weili did and esparza has some of the best wrestling In that division. jandiroba aint posing any threat to weili she allready been beating up by sub par fighters. and yes if a fighter is undefeated in a division amongst others who the Champs allready beaten, and has the skillset to challenge them. then yes they deserve a shot. the fans and ufc want compelling fights. who else would you rather see weili face ??? theirs no one left
@@ryan010able Thats not how you say someone 'deserves' just cuz you think she may bring the chaos. If that's how UFC matchmake they will just let Suarez face Weili before Lemos and Xiaonan. For me Tatiana can fight Virna in June before title fight in Nov. If Tatiana is the ONE she should not avoid another fight which matches the timeline well
is it even Zhang's style to call people out?
get her a fight already
Please stay healthy...
The ONLY thing that is stopping her is injury, if she wasn't injury prone she would of been had 115 belt.
She needs to a better health coach. She keeps getting injured.
Uncrowned champ
😂😂😂
They'd definitely need to secure a backup fighter if they book Suarez/Zhang.
Tatiana have being mewing since she was an infant. That and a lot of HGH.
She a cutie ‼️🔥
if she gets it and wins she wont fight for 18 months, too risky
First view
I think she is the next champ if she can stay healthy long enough to get there because she's becoming a bit of a liability.
Tatiana is trying hard to get instant title shot after only 1 fight win against Andrade after 4 years of absence & obviously she is ducking Lemos.
💯. I've always been asking those Tatiana simps what Lemos would say about Duckiana getting title fight😅
@@rcdnj Tatiana is still hanging on to her undefeated streak ages ago. At least Yan won against Dern & Andrade before getting the title shot. Now Virna won her 2 last fights too including Andrade beating Dern & Marina. So as Lemos now beating 2 top fighters. Tatiana's last fight is in August last year wth
Weili is 👸
She needs another contender’s fight and then feed her to Weili.
Nobody wanna see this, we wanna see Mommy Grasso dethrone Zhang to become a 2 division champ
You do remember Grasso moved to 125 two or three years ago after missing weight at strawweight right?? It's time for Weili to challenge for that 125 belt. And Weili wrecks one dimensional boxer Grasso by the way.
Tatiana already beat Grasso. She finishes her in 90 seconds
Brett is the WORST man
She keeps getting injured because she wants to be the female Khabib so bad that she can taste it. It's a reason why Khabib Nurmagmedov fought once a year during his career. He dealt with numerous injuries. That style of fighting isn't good for her. Constantly ramming into someone with your neck, shoulders and back is the quickest way to stay on the sidelines or completely out of commission. I think she should retire. It's not worth the potential lingering effects of injuries sustained during her sporadic career.
You will be in pain and miserable. Talking rubbish.
Mark my words Tatiana will dominate Weili and sub her in the 3rd round
Last time I saw Tatiana in the 3rd round of a fight she was gas out running in fear from average Nina and almost got finished🤣
@@rcdnj what year was that again? Lol you'll see
@@martinlouis911 All I see is Tatiana only slower than that & couldn't even control Andrade(who was on 3 L streak). Okay I will see when she got pieced up by weili striking😅
She should’ve been champ 5 years ago 😂