In 2018 Tatiana Suarez seemed unstoppable. The 5’ 5” strawweight fighting out of Rancho Cucamonga had blitzed her competition on the Ultimate Fighter Season 23, and was quickly racking up wins inside the Octagon. After running over Alexa Grasso, she swamped Carla Esparza—TKO-ing the former champion late in the third round. When she faced off against Nina Ansaroff in June of 2019, it seemed certain that a win would have her challenging for the title.
Six months later, Suarez is still undefeated, but a shot at the belt doesn’t appear to be anywhere on the immediate horizon.