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From Fight to Fright: Tatiana Suarez Shows Off Gory Stitch-Job Following Freak Injury at UFC 312

From Fight to Fright: Tatiana Suarez Shows Off Gory Stitch-Job Following Freak Injury at UFC 312 It was a bad night for Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312. Going into her first shot at UFC gold,…

It was a bad night for Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312.

Going into her first shot at UFC gold, the previously unbeaten Suarez was favored to come out on top in her co-main event clash with reigning strawweight queen Zhang Weili. Unfortunately for Suarez, it wasn’t meant to be. Despite her best efforts, the Covina, California native surrendered a decisive unanimous decision victory to ‘Magnum’ after failing to unleash her wrestle-heavy attack throughout the five-round affair.

Adding insult to injury, Suarez suffered a nasty knee injury during a takedown attempt at the 4:21 mark of the second round. Suarez appeared to snag her knee where the cage meets the canvas, resulting in a gory gash opening up.

The exact moment where Tatiana Suarez cut her knee at UFC 312 pic.twitter.com/wDp35FrHGL

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Tatiana Suarez reveals her stitched up knee following UFC 312

In between rounds, Suarez refused to look at the cut but she could be heard asking her corner how bad it looked. Suarez’s team did their best to assure her that it wasn’t serious.

As it turns out, the injury was pretty serious. Not long after releasing her first statement following her disappointing loss in Australia, she offered fans a look at her freshly stitched knee.

Suarez’s loss to Zhang Weili was the first of her career, dropping her to 10-1 overall and ending her decade-long run as an undefeated fighter.

As for Zhang, the Chinese superstar successfully defended her strawweight title for the third time during her current reign. Overall, it was her sixth career title fight win in the division, tying her with Joanna J?drzejczyk for most title fight wins in UFC strawweight division history.

After working her way through much of the contender’s list at 115, a clash with reigning flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko could be in Zhang’s future.

Coach Eric Nicksick Gives Brutal Assessment Of Sean Strickland After UFC 312: ‘To Show Up And Do That…Uninspiring’

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been receiving plenty of flak for his defeat this past weekend, and it’s clear that even his own team is under no illusion about their man’s underperformance. Strickland vowed to put on a war in pursuit of redemption against Dricus Du Plessis — the man who took the […]

Strickland vowed to put on a war in pursuit of redemption against Dricus Du Plessis — the man who took the 185-pound gold from him early last year — in the UFC 312 main event on Feb. 8.

But in his return to the site where he shockingly dethroned Israel Adesanya in 2023, the polarizing American was unable to repeat the feat. Instead, the South African once again got the better of him on the scorecards, this time much more definitively.

The defeated challenger has been criticized for not letting his hands go and putting any sort of pressure on the champ throughout the five-round contest. And perhaps the most brutally honest take to date has come from the lips of his head coach.

During an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of The Ariel Helwani Show on Uncrowned, Nicksick described his frustrations as he watched Strickland’s lackluster display from the corner inside Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena.

“I think (Strickland) needs to evaluate what he wants to do in the sport,” Nicksick said. “If it’s just to make money, then that’s great. Let us know. I wanna coach world champions. My motivations are different. Just to kind of show up and do that and not really back it up, to me, was just kind of uninspiring.

“It was just uninspired fighting to me. It just seemed like (Strickland) was sleepwalking. It was tough, man,” Nicksick continued. “To travel all the way (to Australia) — and let’s not forget, this is a title fight…I take these title fights very seriously. I was just disappointed, man.”

It remains to be seen how Strickland will react to Nicksick’s stance, and what kind of conversations the two have had behind closed doors in the aftermath of Saturday’s pay-per-view event Down Under.

Tatiana Suarez Breaks Her Silence Days On From UFC 312 Defeat To Zhang Weili

UFC women’s strawweight contender Tatiana Suarez has issued her first statement after falling short of title glory Down Under this past weekend. Suarez returned to action for the first time since August 2023 on Saturday, challenging two-time champion Zhang Weili’s reign in the co-main event of UFC 312. Having long been tipped for championship success […]

UFC women’s strawweight contender Tatiana Suarez has issued her first statement after falling short of title glory Down Under this past weekend.

Suarez returned to action for the first time since August 2023 on Saturday, challenging two-time champion Zhang Weili’s reign in the co-main event of UFC 312.

Having long been tipped for championship success as she overcame adversity after adversity, the undefeated Suarez entered the Octagon in Sydney, Australia as favorite to emerge with the gold in her possession.

But her plans to reach the top on Feb. 8 were scuppered by Zhang, who delivered one of the performances of her career to dominantly outpoint her latest challenger across five rounds.

Following on from her first professional defeat and the disappointing setback to her title ambitions, Suarez issued her first statement days on from UFC 312 in an Instagram post this week.

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“‘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,” Suarez wrote. “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!

While Suarez goes back to the drawing board, Zhang will keep a keen eye on her division’s happenings across the upcoming months.

As “Magnum” ponders a possible move up to flyweight to challenge Valentina Shevchenko, her former opponent Yan Xiaonan will meet Virna Jandiroba in a potential title eliminator at 115 pounds this April.

UFC Rankings Report: Zhang Weili Misses Out On P4P Top Spot Despite UFC 312 Win

The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of UFC 312, MMA News has you covered with this week’s complete updates. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: Following his second successful title defense this past weekend, middleweight kingpin Dricus Du Plessis has received a small […]

The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away.

And in the aftermath of UFC 312, MMA News has you covered with this week’s complete updates.

Men’s Pound-For-Pound: Following his second successful title defense this past weekend, middleweight kingpin Dricus Du Plessis has received a small P4P boost. The South African has climbed above Belal Muhammad to #6, with the welterweight champ now one place worse off at #7.

Further down, the defeated Sean Strickland is on the edge of elimination from the list having slipped below lightweight fan favorite Charles Oliveira (#14) to #15.

Women’s Pound-for-Pound: Zhang Weili’s incredible performance to defeat Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312 was not enough to usurp Valentina Shevchenko on the P4P list. “Magnum” has remained in second place below the flyweight queen.

There has still been movement in the pecking order though, with Raquel Pennington (#8) passing Rose Namajunas (#9), Yan Xiaonan (#10) leapfrogging Suarez (#11), and Natália Silva (#13) jumping Jéssica Andrade (#14).

Women’s Strawweight: After having her record blemished for the first time and title hopes dashed, Suarez has fallen one place to #2 in the strawweight UFC rankings. That’s left another former adversary of Zhang’s in Xiaonan as the new #1-ranked contender at 115 pounds.

Women’s Flyweight: No changes.

Women’s Bantamweight: No changes.

Flyweight: No changes.

Bantamweight: No changes.

Featherweight: No changes.

Lightweight: No changes.

Welterweight: No changes.

Middleweight: After a second loss to Dricus Du Plessis in the space of three fights, Sean Strickland has lost his status as top contender at 185 pounds. The American has slipped to #2, resulting in rising Frenchman Nassourdine Imavov taking the #1 position.

Light Heavyweight: No changes.

Heavyweight: Jhonata Diniz’s stay in the top 15 was short. After entering last week, the Brazilian has been immediately replaced by Kennedy Nzechukwu, who now has #14 next to his name.

You can view the full updated UFC rankings here.

UFC Analyst Hot Take: Dricus Du Plessis Holds the Keys to Beating Khamzat Chimaev

With Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev all but confirmed, analysts are already beginning to pick sides. Over the…

With Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev all but confirmed, analysts are already beginning to pick sides.

Over the weekend, ‘DDP’ secured his second successful defense of the UFC middleweight title, scoring a dominant decision victory over Sean Strickland in Sydney, Australia.

Immediately after the win, Du Plessis called for a potential champion vs. champion showdown with light heavyweight king Alex Pereira. However, all signs point to ‘Stillknocks’ sticking around at 185 for at least one more fight to test his mettle against the undefeated Chechen monster.

During an appearance on Monday’s edition of The Ariel Helwani Show, former UFC fighter turned analyst Din Thomas offered his take on the highly anticipated title tilt, suggesting that Du Plessis’ ability to pace himself will be the difference-maker against Chimaev who’s always trying to sprint to the finish.

“Khamzat [Chimaev] is a sprinter… You can’t fight championship level fights for five rounds at the pace where he’s at his best,” Thomas said. “If he fights like that at his best, I think Dricus [du Plessis] is so durable and he’s so smart that he’ll be able to withstand that. Now they’re swimming in deep water and Khamzat can’t swim that deep… Pacing is a big factor.”

Chimaev opens as 2-to-1 favorite over dricus du plessis

Du Plessis’ last three fights have all been five-rounders with only one of them ending inside the distance. That being his UFC 305 defense against Israel Adesanya in which ‘DDP’ tapped out ‘The Last Stylebender’ at the 3:38 mark of the fourth round.

On the other hand, Chimaev has only gone a full three rounds twice in his mixed martial arts career, those being his fights against Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman. And in both instances, ‘Borz’ began to noticeably fade in the second half of both of those fights.

Even so, the oddsmakers don’t seem to agree with Thomas’ assessment. SportsBetting.ag opened Du Plessis as the betting underdog, favoring Chimaev to come out on top 2-to-1. However, ‘DDP’ has already closed the gap with him now sitting as a slight +125 underdog against Chimaev who is a -145 favorite.

Luke Rockhold Slams Sean Strickland For ‘B*tching Out’ After Nose Break vs. Dricus Du Plessis At UFC 312

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland continues to be the recipient of criticism for his latest performance. Strickland fell to a 1-2 record since winning the gold in August 2023 this past weekend. His memorable title win over Israel Adesanya was quickly followed by the end of his reign courtesy of Dricus Du Plessis 13 […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland continues to be the recipient of criticism for his latest performance.

Strickland fell to a 1-2 record since winning the gold in August 2023 this past weekend. His memorable title win over Israel Adesanya was quickly followed by the end of his reign courtesy of Dricus Du Plessis 13 months ago, and the South African once again got the better of the polarizing American on Saturday.

The pair ran it back Down Under in Sydney, Australia, headlining the UFC 312 pay-per-view. Strickland didn’t come close to redemption, instead suffering a lopsided decision defeat at the hands of “Stillknocks,” whose punches even resulted in a badly broken nose for the challenger.

During an appearance on Monday’s episode of The Ariel Helwani Show on Uncrowned, another ex-UFC middleweight champ in Luke Rockhold gave his assessment of Strickland’s display.

Like many in the MMA community, the 40-year-old was not impressed — to say the least…

“If someone breaks your nose, you gotta fight like a f*cking man and sack up,” Rockhold said. “This motherf*cker talks such a big game and then he b*tches out and basically quits in a fight after he breaks his nose.

“When does (Strickland) ever f*cking put his ass on the line and f*cking bite down and really go for it through a whole process of a fight, not just the last 10 seconds of a round? Look at him out there,” Rockhold added.

Strickland has long faced heavy flak for his fight style, which sees a low-aggression approach follow fight weeks that usually involve proclamations of an impending bloody “war.”

The likes of Demetrious Johnson have called on the former champ to adjust his style following two defeats to Du Plessis in his last three fights. Whether or not he heeds that advice remains to be seen.