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Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway

UFC Fight Night 228 winner Marina Rodriguez wants Tatiana Suarez: ‘I deserve that fight’

Marina Rodriguez thinks Tatiana Suarez’s path to the UFC strawweight title needs go through her.

After delivering a statement performance in a bloody second-round TKO of Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Fight Night 228 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Rodriguez (18-3-2 MMA, 7-3-2 UFC) made it clear she wants a matchup with undefeated contender Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC).

Although many believe Suarez is already worthy of challenging current 115-pound champion Zhang Weili, the Brazilian is not part of that group, and said a title eliminator between them is the way to go.

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