But what type of cancer did she battle? Let’s take a closer look. At just 20 years old, while training for the 2012 London Olympics, Tatiana Suarez suffered a neck injury. But what initially ...

Tatiana Suarez had to be sewn back up extensively following her first UFC title fight. The Ultimate Fighter 23 winner failed to add strawweight champion next to her accolades, pitted against the ...

Tatiana Suarez has wanted to become UFC champion ever since the first day she showed up for The Ultimate Fighter, but now she’s just days away from potentially realizing that dream. At UFC 312 ...

Tatiana Suarez clarified ... So I feel like they did it right." Suarez has gone through plenty of adversity in an injury riddled MMA career. However, the thyroid cancer survivor never gave up ...

When Tatiana Suarez challenges Zhang Weili ... wrestling career was cut short by a neck injury that revealed Suarez had thyroid cancer. With treatment, Suarez overcame the diagnosis.

Tatiana Suarez ... the first time Suarez really looked human in the Octagon, 1 out 15 on takedown attempts. The now 10-1 fighter responded to the result days afterwards. A cancer survivor and ...

For every Tatiana Suarez fight ... A neck injury led to a thyroid cancer diagnosis that derailed Suarez’s 2012 Olympic wrestling dreams and steered her toward her pro MMA career.

Tatiana Suárez’s path to UFC 312 is one of ... Suárez’s toughest opponent wasn’t in the cage—it was thyroid cancer. Diagnosed while at the peak of her career, she was forced to step ...

Suarez survived to see the end of the fifth round, making it to the judges' scorecards, though not without a gnarly cut on her knee to show for it. The injury opened up early and sent blood ...