Tatiana Suarez has a new opponent for the upcoming UFC event in Nashville, Tenn.
Suarez (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was originally scheduled to face Virna Jandiroba on Aug. 5. However, Jandiroba has been forced out of the bout due to a knee injury, and former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (24-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) will fill in to face Suarez. MMA Junkie confirmed the details of Jandiroba’s injury following an official announcement of the fight change by the promotion Tuesday.
The UFC Fight Night event takes place at Bridgestone Arena and is headlined by a bantamweight matchup between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov.
Suarez, 32, returned to action in February after nearly four years on the sideline due to injuries. At UFC Fight Night 220, she submitted Montana De La Rosa in a flyweight bout to remain undefeated. Despite the success, she relayed her plan to move back to strawweight for her next outing.
Andrade, 31, will look to halt a two-fight stoppage skid. The former strawweight champion was submitted by Erin Blanchfield in February, and then fell to Yan Xiaonan by TKO in May. Prior to the setbacks, Andrade won three straight, including a pair of stoppages of Cynthia Calvillo and Amanda Lemos.
With the change, the lineup for the UFC event on Aug. 5 includes:
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
- Jessica Andrade vs. Tatiana Suarez
- Tanner Boser vs. Aleksa Camur
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Ludovit Klein
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Damon Jackson vs. Billy Quarantillo
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Ovince Saint Preux
- Jake Hadley vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Kyler Phillips
- Asu Almabaev vs. Ode Osbourne
- Carlston Harris vs. Jeremiah Wells
- Steve Garcia vs. Sean Woodson
