David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Zhang Weili
The main event of UFC 312, which will take place on February 9, will feature a title fight in the women's strawweight division between Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez. Here's a betting suggestion for this fight with good odds.
Fight Preview
35-year-old Zhang Weili is preparing for her third title defense, having already solidified her status as champion by defeating Amanda Lemos and Yan Xiaonan via unanimous decision. Zhang has a professional record of 28 fights, with 25 wins, including 11 knockouts and 8 submissions.
Zhang is rightfully considered one of the most versatile athletes in her division, although her style is often built around striking. The Chinese fighter is known for her aggression, power, and explosive fighting style. She combines punches and kicks expertly, has knockout power, and great endurance, which allows her to confidently go the full five-round distance.
34-year-old Tatiana Suarez confidently leads the strawweight rankings. Her journey to the top hasn't been easy: in 2012, she was supposed to compete at the Olympic Games, but due to a neck injury, she was unable to participate. However, this injury saved her life as cancer was detected during the examination. Fortunately, treatment was successful, and Suarez returned to her sports career.
In 2014, Tatiana made her debut in mixed martial arts and began to develop her Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills. Since then, she has won 11 fights and remains undefeated. Two of her opponents have been knocked out, and six others have been submitted. Most of the time, Suarez looks to take her opponents to the ground, where she can control and exhaust them, using ground and pound or searching for submission opportunities.
Fight Prediction
This fight will be a clash between two true masters of their craft – a striker and a grappler. Each of these athletes is a top specialist in their field, and neither will likely give up without a fight. We believe that a good bet for this fight would be "Total Under 3.5" with odds of 1.98.
