'Greatest female in the world': Fighters react to Zhang Weili's title defense vs. Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312
Zhang Weili has dispelled who many thought to be the biggest threat to her strawweight title reign in the form of Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312.
Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) continued her rule over the 115-pound weight class when she halted the run of the previously unbeaten and highly touted Suarez (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) by one-sided unanimous decision in Saturday’s co-headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Weili’s title defense over Suarez at UFC 312.
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All business
Zhang Weili & @TatianaUFC have arrived for #UFC312! pic.twitter.com/gusotGXe82
— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2025
@MmaWeili y @tatianaufc listas con el vendaje para hacer historia en #UFC312 pic.twitter.com/kGNUi0H9eX
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 9, 2025
Legends! JJ and Weili share a moment ahead of the champ’s title defence! #UFC312 pic.twitter.com/s63mrSSZS9
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) February 9, 2025
Co-main can’t come soon enough!
The UFC strawweight belt is on the line! Will it be #AndStill for @MMAWWeili or @TatianaUFC becomes #AndNew? #UFC312 pic.twitter.com/WHDBFb5Wtc
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) February 9, 2025
It’s time for the co-main event of #UFC312!
Will Zhang Weili defend her strawweight belt against Tatiana Suarez?
Full coverage: https://t.co/1DZhAYKJWU pic.twitter.com/GuaVuAJQ2L
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 9, 2025
Eyes on the prize @TatianaUFC | #UFC312 pic.twitter.com/GiAuRG6pcM
— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2025
Locked in and ready to defend #UFC312 pic.twitter.com/vbN2JmyEOh
— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2025
Our #UFC312 co-main event’s underway!
Weili vs Suarez | LIVE on PPV pic.twitter.com/CifOpoQG1K
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) February 9, 2025
Oh Weili competitive on the ground! Hinger def put her in a ton of guilly’s for this camp #UFC312
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) February 9, 2025
10-9 Suarez. But Weili stormed back late and very well may have stolen the round on a judge’s scorecard. This is a chess match! #UFC312
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) February 9, 2025
This is going bad very fast for Tatiana. Weili has the answers
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 9, 2025
Very big round for Zhang. Landed some great shots in ground-and-pound and had a hard right hand in the stand-up. She takes Round 2 10-9 on my card and fight is even 19-19. #UFC312
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 9, 2025
Weili rocks Suarez with a big right hand. Suarez wobbled but stays upright #UFC312
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) February 9, 2025
Zhang is a beast!!! @ufc @UFCEspanol #UFC312
— Tracy Cortez’s ERA (@TracyCortezmma) February 9, 2025
Zhang ain’t slippery she’s just stronger than a mother fucker lmfao
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 9, 2025
Championship Rounds #UFC312
How are you scoring Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez?! pic.twitter.com/2xIYSy1iIA
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 9, 2025
2-1 Weili. Defending takedowns nicely and landing that right hand. #UFC312
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 9, 2025
Zhang Wei lei the truth and then some
— Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) February 9, 2025
Zhang Weili scores a takedown – the first anyone has scored against Tatiana Suarez in the UFC #UFC312
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) February 9, 2025
Weili is the greatest female fighter in the world #UFC312
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) February 9, 2025
Weili must be freak strong physically to be doing this against such a high level wrestler. It’s very impressive
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) February 9, 2025
Zhang Weili dominated after the opening round. 49-46. #UFC312 @MMADecisions #AndStill
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) February 9, 2025
Taking a victory lap as the only member of the @MMAJunkie staff picks to go with Zhang Weili. What a performance. What a champion. #UFC312
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) February 9, 2025
NEVER A DOUBT
Zhang Weili defeats Tatiana Suarez at #UFC312 by unanimous decision to remain the strawweight champion of the world! pic.twitter.com/gRGdjPOTw0
— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2025
#UFC312 results: Zhang Weili def. Tatiana Suarez via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) – to defend strawweight title
Full coverage: https://t.co/1DZhAYKJWU pic.twitter.com/hM16sf9yAM
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 9, 2025
@tatianaufc is one of the toughest people I know. She has gone through so much adversity in life that this is just another hurdle and will be back stronger than ever. Keep your head up champ.
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) February 9, 2025
QUEEN OF THE STRAWWEIGHTS
Zhang Weili proves she's the best in the world with a UD victory! #UFC312 pic.twitter.com/OIdazNfvyW
— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2025
Zhang Weili ties Joanna Jedrzejczyk for most title fight wins in UFC strawweight history with six. #UFC312
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) February 9, 2025