{"id":16175,"date":"2025-07-23T14:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/16175\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:43:07","slug":"former-title-challengers-booked-for-pivotal-noche-ufc-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/16175\/","title":{"rendered":"Former title challengers booked for pivotal Noche UFC fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_a3pjtlvo1\">One top contender will try to rebound from the first loss of her MMA career when she meets another ex-title challenger at Noche UFC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_lezi9catd\">Originally set to take place in Guadalajara, Mexico before being moved to the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX, <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-reveals-banger-main-event-for-noche-ufc-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this year\u2019s edition of Noche UFC <\/a>is headlined by recent featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes and surging contender Jean Silva. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t32dqmsor\">Scheduled for September 13, the card has slowly started to take shape in recent weeks and has now added its most high-profile fight outside of the main event and <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/champion-return-fight-pennington-dumont-noche-ufc-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the women\u2019s bantamweight tilt<\/a> between former UFC titleholder Raquel Pennington and Norma Dumont.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Raquel Pennington (red gloves) before a women\u2019s bantamweight title bout against Julianna Pena (not pictured) during UFC 307.\" title=\"Raquel Pennington (red gloves) before a women\u2019s bantamweight title bout against Julianna Pena (not pictured) during UFC 307.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Raquel Pennington (red gloves) before a women\u2019s bantamweight title bout against Julianna Pena (not pictured) during UFC 307. \/ Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j9x9ohbof\">First reported by <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BigMarcel24\/status\/1947834371773448329?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Marcel Dorff<\/a>, Tatiana Suarez will return to the Octagon after a failed title bid against Weili Zhang to face fellow top-ranked strawweight Amanda Lemos at Noche UFC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6fsrqxrhe\">READ MORE: <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/magomed-ankalaev-violent-prediction-ufc-320-alex-pereira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Magomed Ankalaev issues violent prediction for UFC 320 rematch with Alex Pereira<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2pyvchkqq\">The two women were previously scheduled to meet at UFC 298 last year before Suarez withdrew from the fight, and later that year the 34-year-old also ended up pulling out of a UFC 310 matchup with Virna Jandiroba before being booked into a title fight with Zhang. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Tatiana Suarez (blue gloves) celebrates the win by submission over Jessica Andrade (red gloves).\" title=\"Tatiana Suarez (blue gloves) celebrates the win by submission over Jessica Andrade (red gloves).\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tatiana Suarez (blue gloves) celebrates the win by submission over Jessica Andrade (red gloves). \/ Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jxvkrkboo\">Long-tabbed as a future title challenger, Suarez ended a one-and-a-half-year layoff to enter the cage with \u201cMagnum\u201d at UFC 312 and suffered the first loss of her MMA career when she <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/tatiana-suarez-shares-brutal-battle-scar-zhang-weili-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dropped a unanimous decision<\/a> to the strawweight queen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_d67fcja3d\">Currently sitting at #4 in the UFC strawweight rankings, Lemos also came up short in <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/weili-zhang-gets-golden-ticket-from-ufc-ceo-dana-white-ill-probably-say-yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">her own title bid against Zhang<\/a> when the pair met at UFC 292. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dduxe7o79\">\u201cAmandinha\u201d rebounded with a win over Mackenzie Dern at UFC 298 following Suarez\u2019s withdrawal from their original matchup, but in her next outing last July the Brazilian was submitted in the second round by her countrywoman and current #1 strawweight contender Virna Jandiroba. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Amanda Lemos (red gloves) fights Iasmin Lucindo (blue gloves) during UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena. \" title=\"Amanda Lemos (red gloves) fights Iasmin Lucindo (blue gloves) during UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena. \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Lemos (red gloves) fights Iasmin Lucindo (blue gloves) during UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena.  \/ Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_a6n4bdcwx\">Lemos returned to the win column earlier this year by defeating Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 313. A win over the #2-ranked Suarez could put the 38-year-old right back into the mix for a title shot, and the high-stakes strawweight bout joins a Noche UFC card that currently looks like this: <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ts14w7ck4\">READ MORE: <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/reinier-de-ridder-predicts-dricus-du-plessis-vs-khamzat-chimaev-ufc-319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Middleweight dark horse predicts Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2pmw0v43n\">\u2022\tMain Event: Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tRaquel Pennington vs. Norma Dumont<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tTatiana Suarez vs. Amanda Lemos<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tJared Gordon vs. Rafa Garcia<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tEdgar Chairez vs. Alessandro Costa<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tJesus Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tAlice Pereira vs. Montserrat Rendon<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tClaudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tJose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3kfsacqas\">\u2022 <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-321-main-event-tom-aspinall-ciryl-gane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UFC 321 main event revealed as Tom Aspinall puts heavyweight belt on the line<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_toyef27an\">\u2022 <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-rio-receives-heavyweight-banger-featuring-undefeated-slugger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UFC Rio receives heavyweight banger featuring undefeated 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