Conor McGregor often comes forward to give his take on fights that grab the attention of many. The Irishman mostly came up with some controversial remarks that easily made headlines. However, McGregor surprised the fight fans by heaping praise on the surging strewed Tatiana Suarez. Suarez captured the attention of the MMA community by achieving a glorious victory against Jessica Andrade at UFC on ESPN 50.
Within one minute and thirty-one seconds into the second round, she trapped Andrade in an inescapable guillotine choke. This electrifying victory helped her maintain her undefeated run in MMA, and currently, she stands at a whopping record of 10-0. When ‘The Notorious’ came across her performance in UFC Nashville, he was highly impressed and went on to make a huge prediction about her UFC career.
Conor McGregor heaps praises on Tatiana Suarez
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Even though it was a tough battle for the 32-year-old, she made it look easy with her dominance over Andrade. Suarez tried her best to go for a takedown against the former strawweight titleholder in the very first round, but she became greatly unsuccessful in the attempt as Andrade managed to get back to her feet. During the entire bout, the Californian native did her best to make Andrade tap out of the battle. After several attempts, she became successful in the second round.
This victory made the former UFC double champion appreciate her. McGregor took to his social media handle and wrote, “This woman is very, very good. UFC Champion material 100%!” However, the tweet was later deleted. There are very few MMA fighters who have found a place in ‘The Notorious’s good books, and Suarez was lucky enough to be one of them.
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Suarez is basking in the glow of her recent victory
Suarez’s victory over Andrade has taken her close to the title shot against Weili Zhang. The Californian fighter’s last bout was against Montana De La Rosa, and back then, she secured a similar submission victory. On the other hand, Andrade is going downhill in her fighting career as she has lost three consecutive fights. These back-to-back losses have provoked fight fans to demand she retire from the sport. It seems that Suarez will now replace the top UFC women’s fighters.
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During the post-fight interview with Michael Bisping, the Californian said, “I felt amazing back there.” Later, to Daniel Cormier, she detailed how she was able to defeat the Brazilian powerhouse. She said, “We found out tonight. I out struck her.” Suarez has indeed earned a glorious victory that has made many proud of the fighter she is. What are your thoughts about Suarez’s submission victory against Jessica Andrade? Do you think that she will be a UFC champion, as predicted by Conor McGregor? Let us know in the comments below.
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