Many fighters claim that the blow that does the most is the one that is not seen coming, and many times it does not occur inside a cage or a ring. This happened to the young Tatiana Suárez in 2012, which left her dream of the Olympics in struggle for a back injury and the subsequent discovery of a Malignant tumor in his thyroid. Fortunately he managed to get ahead and stronger than ever. After a solid career in mixed martial arts (MMA), it has reached the maximum that can be achieved in sport: fight for the UFC title.
Daughter of Mexican father, Tatiana Suárez was born in California, United States. From a very young age he aroused his passion for sport, starting to practice fighting from the age of four by taking his brother’s example. He quickly understood that he was born for it. As it grew, this was confirmed, becoming World Bronze with 17 years. His growth in sport was such that in 2011 he was classified as the freestyle fighter number one of the United States in its weight category. Everything seemed aimed at a life of successes that would have its peak in the 2012 Olympics.
However, life gave him the hardest blow that a person can receive. In her preparation for the 2012 London Olympic Games, she suffered a neck injury that forced her to leave the appointment of her life at that time. But this was not the only thing that fate had prepared for Suarez. While studying the injury, a magnetic resonance not only revealed an annoying album on his neck, but a cancerous growth In his thyroid. This forced her to go through radiotherapy and the thyroid and several lymph nodes were removed. Life had hit hard, but Tatiana Suárez resisted and went ahead. They couldn’t knock her out.
In 2013, already recovered, he trained again, recovered his vital mobile, but this time he needed a change. He entered the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and decided transition to the MMA. After two amateur fighting, he made the professional leap, because elite struggle and good ground made his rivals very easily dominated. So much so that the UFC signed it with only three wins in the professional field. It began in the company of Dana White with the entrance to the 23rd edition of the reality ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. Suarez took the tournament and won his next four fights in the UFC. Again, fate smiled at the American, but again its passage was truncated. Another neck injury and the COVID-19 kept it out of sport. Moreover, when everything pointed out that he would return in 2021 He injured his knee. It was blocked until 2023 at its best, but as usual did not give up and advanced. In 2023 he showed that he was still unbeatable, winning two lawsuits the same year. Unfortunately, two canceled fights have caused them to take the Octagon since then, so Does not compete in a year and a half.
However, his level has been evident, and now he has the opportunity to establish himself at the top of the discipline against a solid champion: Weili Zhang. To be frustrated his dream of the Olympics, having to fight cancer and suffer hard injuries, Tatiana Suárez has shown that no matter how many times fall, but that the important thing is get up and fight. This morning from Saturday to Sunday (Spanish time) at UFC 312, Suarez will be able to sit on the throne of the female straw weight and after a trajectory full of obstacles.
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