Tatiana Suarez made things look easy against a former champion, and now she likely will be in the conversation as a future champion, herself.
Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) took out former women’s strawweight champ Jessica Andrade(24-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) with a second-round guillotine choke. The tap came 91 seconds into the middle frame of the UFC on ESPN 50 co-main event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Suarez won for the second time since her return from a layoff of nearly four years. She came back in February and submitted Montana De La Rosa with a guillotine choke. But the win over Andrade likely will carry a lot more weight for Suarez’s title aspirations.
About halfway through the first round, Suarez shot for a takedown, and while it wasn’t pretty, it got the job done. Suarez went to work on the former champion from side control and when Andrade got back to her feet with about 100 seconds left in the round, Suarez got a headlock and tried to work for a standing guillotine. On the fence, she threw heavy knees until Andrade finally broke away.
In the second round, though, once Suarez got Andrade to the canvas early, she was all over her until she locked in the choke from her back on the canvas. Soon after, the Brazilian had to tap.
STILL UNDEFEATED!!!!!!@TatianaUFC is a problem for everyone in the division 😳 #UFCNashville pic.twitter.com/rf7jFTKDr8
— UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2023
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 49 results include:
- Tatiana Suarez def. Jessica Andrade via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:31
- Dustin Jacoby def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:22
- Diego Lopes def. Gavin Tucker via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:38
- Tanner Boser def. Aleksa Camur via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ludovit Klein def. Ignacio Bahamondes via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Kyler Phillips def. Raoni Barcelos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Carlston Harris def. Jeremiah Wells via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 3, 1:50
- Billy Quarantillo def. Damon Jackson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cody Durden def. Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Sean Woodson def. Dennis Buzukja via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Asu Almabaev def. Ode Osbourne via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:11
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 50.
