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
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— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 9, 2025
Legends! JJ and Weili share a moment ahead of the champ’s title defence!
— 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
— 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!
— 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
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
