Tatiana Suarez welcomes Khabib Nurmagomedov comparisons because she borrowed a part of his game

By Tom Taylor - May 20, 2018

Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s debut in Santiago, Chile, strawweight wrestling specialist Tatiana Suarez picked up a dominant, first-round submission victory over the highly-regarded Alexa Grasso.

Tatiana Suarez, Khabib Nurmagomedov

Suarez’s grappling dominance was so impressive in this fight that she was quickly compared to undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and absolute grappling juggernaut, post-fight.

Suarez has heard these comparisons, and as a big fan of Nurmagomedov, she’s all for them. In fact, she’s actually modelled a small part of her game after the lightweight champion.

“I love that comparison because I’m a huge fan of his,” Suarez said on Fox Sports 1 shortly after her victory over Grasso (transcribed by Sherdog.com). “I really base a lot of my wrist riding off of him. I do that a lot in practice. Actually, that’s what happened, I went for the wrist ride and she turned her back to me and I took her back off of it. Thank you Khabib for that because I learned from him.”

With her win over Alexa Grasso, Tatiana Suarez emerged from a lengthy layoff and improved her overall record to 6-0.

What do you think of comparisons between Tatiana Suarez and the UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov?

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 5/20/2018.


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