"I just wanted to fight whoever was in the top. Like Yan [Xiaonan], her [Lemos], I don't even know. Virna obviously, but obviously they made the other match-up. But at the time, that's what I was thinking. Somebody higher in the rankings so that I could work my way back to a title shot."
"I think the only difference is that I learned to get even more comfortable on the feet, which will be a great advantage in the fight."
"I think every time you step in there, it's a chance to learn, just like life. Things that happen in your life that are great, and then there's things that happen in your life that are shitty, and you learn from both,"
"You always try to look at how you can become better. So for me, I definitely learned a lot of things. I gre"
Tatiana Suarez returns at Noche UFC in San Antonio to rebound from her lone professional loss in a title fight with Weili Zhang. The event relocated from Guadalajara and lost PPV status but still features prominent matchups, including Suarez vs. Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern for the vacant 115lb title. Suarez is ranked #2 while Lemos sits at #4, and Suarez prioritized facing a higher-ranked opponent to regain title contention. Suarez notes minimal changes to preparation beyond becoming more comfortable on the feet and describes losses and wins as learning experiences that drive improvement.
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