Tatiana Suarez has booked her next fight back down at 115 pounds.
Suarez meets Virna Jandiroba at a UFC Fight Night event Aug. 5 which doesn’t yet have an announced venue or location. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report by MMA Melotto on social media.
Suarez (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) returned from a layoff of nearly four years to submit Montana De La Rosa in a flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 220 in February. Prior to being sidelined due to various injuries, Suarez’s unbeaten run included wins over former champion Carla Esparza and current champion Alexa Grasso.
Winner of three of her past four, Jandiroba (19-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) picked up her biggest octagon win when she defeated Marina Rodriguez by unanimous decision at UFC 288 in May. Of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt’s 19 wins, 13 have come by submission.
With the addition, the UFC’s Aug. 5 lineup includes:
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Tanner Boser vs. Aleksa Camur
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Kyler Phillips
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Tatiana Suarez
