Tatiana Suarez is coming back. The undefeated UFC strawweight contender told Ariel Helwani of ESPN that she received medical clearance for her return to the Octagon and has planned a significant change in the weight class she would like to compete in.
Suarez has been on the sidelines for about two years with a neck injury that had been re-aggravated in her last fight against Nina Ansaroff at UFC 238. The injury concerns inflamed discs that have been a continuous issue since her wrestling career.
Instead of receiving surgery to correct the issue, Suarez opted to rehabilitate the neck as much as possible because she was worried about how it would have affected her movement.