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♪ ♪
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What's your name?
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Tatiana Suarez.
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Come on, Tatiana!
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- I believe that
I'm the best in the world.
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I believe it
with everything I have,
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with every atom in my body.
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- She's such
a dominant figure.
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Suarez is on another level.
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- You haven't seen this kind
of dominance in female MMA
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in a long time.
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- Tatiana Suarez is one of the
great what-ifs in MMA history.
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We all thought, like,
she's gonna be a champion.
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- But life has thrown
a lot of shit at her.
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Tatiana Suarez, at one point
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a U.S. Olympic hopeful
in wrestling.
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Those plans were derailed
with a serious injury
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which revealed something
much larger than that.
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But she's overcome it all.
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I've been
through hell and back.
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I've overcome a lot.
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I'm never gonna stop
till I'm at the top.
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This is my passion.
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This is what I feel like
I was put here to do.
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But I was off
for a very long time.
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You just think
to yourself, like,
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will I be the same Tatiana?
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Will I be the same athlete?
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- The former
wrestling prodigy returns
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after a nearly
four-year layoff.
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Can you try it one more time?
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- Try a guillotine with it.
- Yep.
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- Everybody saw so much
potential in me, you know.
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Now after everything
that I've gone through...
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- Fighting out of Rancho
Cucamonga, California...
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It's finally my time.
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Tatiana Suarez!
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- You all right?
- Yeah.
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I didn't start MMA
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like I want to be
second, third best.
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I wanna be the UFC Champion,
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and I truly, truly believe that
since I stepped on the mat.
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When I'm out there, it's like
we're playing chess or poker,
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and I have the best hand.
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People call it
mixed martial arts,
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and it's, like,
to me it is an art.
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It's like a way
to express yourself.
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Hey!
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Dude.
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- I've always been
a competitor.
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I've always had the drive
and the ambition
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and the work ethic.
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I can't explain it.
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I've done it
since I was a kid.
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Tatiana was always
very, very active.
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Always wanted to be
the center of attraction.
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She was always just
a little rebel rouser.
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all:
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
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♪ Happy birthday ♪
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Chris, get your head down!
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- Tatiana used to always go
to her brother Chris's
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wrestling practices
and was very observant.
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We were at a tournament,
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and she said,
"I wanna wrestle too."
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And I was like,
"Girls don't really wrestle."
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And Tatiana's
always been somebody who,
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when she wants something,
she's gonna do it.
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So she was wrestling boys.
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She had little
fluffy socks on.
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She had a little
high ponytail, her bangs,
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and she'd get out there
and she'd just...
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whack!
Put these kids to their backs.
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She would get up and smile.
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- I just fell in love with
wrestling from a young age.
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- We have a saying
in wrestling.
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You gotta have a little bit
of dog in you.
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Tatiana's a dog.
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It's that Mexican blood.
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It runs deep.
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Come on, Tatiana!
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- When I was 12 years old,
I made up my mind
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that I was gonna be
an Olympic champion.
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Yeah!
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- When I got to high school,
I just kept
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that same goal in my head.
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- She didn't go
to her graduation.
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She didn't go to the prom.
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Most of the time, if there was
a dance at school,
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there was some wrestling
tournament that she was at.
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So she gave up a lot of stuff.
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- Everything
was about wrestling
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and reaching my goal.
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- She was wrestling some of
the best boys in California.
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And, you know, even though
they were young,
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Tatiana's, like, skill levels
were, like, off the charts.
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That girl was not
going to lose.
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She became kind of the poster
child for women's wrestling,
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and she meant a lot
to Northview.
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- I was the number one girl
in the nation at the time.
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I wasn't even near my prime.
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I was just beginning my career
as an athlete.
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Wrestling's
an individual sport,
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but it takes a lot of support.
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And I think Northview,
in general,
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all the coaches on the staff
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not only molded me
as a wrestler,
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but as a person as well.
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♪ ♪
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I'm very, very fortunate
that I can go back
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and help out and still be part
of the Northview family.
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- This is one of our own
right here, Tatiana Suarez.
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She started here.
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She was the first
four-time state champion.
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She's kicked a lot of these
boys' butts in this program.
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And we're so lucky
and blessed to have
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a world team member here
in our gym, man.
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Give her another hand, guys.
Give her another hand.
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Tatiana Suarez is Northview
royalty on the girls,
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and even on the boys side.
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She was one of the pioneers,
I would say,
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of female wrestling
in California
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and around the country.
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Wrestle!
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I wanna get my elbow
back here, right?
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That's the defense, right?
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She wrestled in the
boys room, which was tough.
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Our boys room is traditionally
a championship program.
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I step forward, and then
that gives me enough room.
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That gives my body enough room.
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- Tatiana Suarez
is pretty much a legend.
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It's always really exciting
whenever
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she comes to work out with us.
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When I first
started wrestling,
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there was a Northview camp,
and she came to speak.
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And I think that, especially
me just starting to wrestle
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and not seeing
very many girls in wrestling,
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someone's actually
made a name for themselves,
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and that was just kind of
the biggest eye opener
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of like, wow, this is really
something that I could do.
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- I really try to have
that mentality like Tatiana.
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Everything that she has done
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I feel like I wanna follow
in her footsteps.
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I'm gonna pressure forward.
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As soon as she pressures back,
I'm going to throw that by.
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Okay?
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- Wrestling's not
for everybody.
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You have to have
a strong spirit, strong mind,
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and you have to be willing
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to take disappointment
here and there.
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And to see how many kids
have gone through here
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and become successful adults
from all kinds of backgrounds,
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it's unbelievable.
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- Women's wrestling is--
is still fairly new.
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All right,
you're going, right?
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Let her grab your neck.
Let her grab your neck.
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- The culture is
much more accepted now
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than it was years ago.
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When I started taking Tatiana
to national level tournaments,
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there was only,
I think, five colleges
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in the United States
that supported girls wrestling,
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that had teams.
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And it's gotta be close
to 100 now.
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- It's one of the
fastest-growing sports
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in the United States, so--
which is amazing, man.
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So you're gonna go ahead,
you're gonna pressure.
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She goes, pressures back,
and I'm here.
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I just want to inspire them,
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especially being
a Latina myself.
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You know, I live in California.
There's a lot of Latinas here.
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The entire roster is Latina.
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And it feels good
to be able to help them
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because a lot of
old-school Mexicans,
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they don't think that
women should do a sport.
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What I love to do is to show
that you can still be a woman
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and be successful
because of wrestling,
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'cause of fighting,
and so can their daughters,
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and so can
their granddaughters.
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- It's the American dream,
you know?
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The idea of our parents was
for them and their children
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to have better lives
here in this country,
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and through hard work
and sport,
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they're gonna get
these opportunities
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like getting to go to college.
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You set a foundation, and you
could just build upon that
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for entire generations.
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- I came from a culture
where girls sports,
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they're not very common.
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But my brothers
were in wrestling,
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and I was like, wow,
that is really cool.
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I really wanna try that.
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- My confidence level, I think
it definitely has gone up,
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and that's what a lot
of people tell me, too,
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like especially, like, my mom
and, like, my teammates.
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They're like my second family.
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It's definitely the best
feeling knowing that
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we're there for each other.
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I have my best friends that are
going through the same thing
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or have gone through
the same thing.
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- I think everyone in the room
always pushes each other.
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Everyone goes 100%
in our lives.
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Wrestling has given me
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basically everything,
I would say.
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If I'm wrestling, I let all
my frustration and anger out,
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and it brought me out
of my shell a lot.
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Vikings on three,
one, two, three.
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- all: Vikings!
- We don't break.
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- all: We break people!
- Amen.
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Yeah.
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- We don't break;
we break people.
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That's our motto that
no matter what we go through,
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we won't break.
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When I was 17 years old,
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I was the four-time
national champion.
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I had a lot of pressure on me
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'cause I wanted to be
an Olympic champion.
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But I feel like I flourish
when there's pressure on me.
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I don't feel like
I run from it.
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My entire life, people told me
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that I shouldn't wrestle
because I was a girl,
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that I shouldn't be there
'cause I was a girl.
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It fuels me
when people doubt me.
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It makes me feel like
I have to prove them wrong.
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♪ ♪
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- Tatiana made the world team
when she was 17 years old.
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That was kind of, like,
unheard of.
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And when I took her
to the U.S. Nationals,
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she actually defeated the
defending national champion.
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- Wrestling's the first sport.
It's the original sport.
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This is the oldest sport
in the Olympics.
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Tatiana was a great,
great competitor.
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And she was very young,
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and she jumped on
to the senior level.
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Because she was so competitive,
she just rose very quickly
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because she was not
gonna get pushed back down.
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- There were no Latinas
on the American team,
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so I felt very proud
to be the first Latina
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to represent Team USA.
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Terry saw just
so much potential in me,
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and he put
a lot of time into me.
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- I think Tatiana
was really going to be
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an Olympic champion.
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She's that kind of an athlete.
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Some people come in
wanting to win, you know.
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Tatiana came in
needing to win, right?
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And there's a difference.
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Failure wasn't an option.
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So what's up, man?
How's your body feel, man?
252
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I feel good.
253
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Like you feel like
you're ready to go or what?
254
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I started sparring.
255
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Before that, I was just, like,
wrestling and doing jiu jitsu.
256
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'Cause I'm like, I wanna
train hard, obviously,
257
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but then I'm nervous.
258
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You only really need
to train hard two,
259
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maybe three days
out of the week.
260
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You know what I mean?
261
00:13:56,044 --> 00:13:58,046
- But I train hard. Like...
- I know, there's no--
262
00:13:58,129 --> 00:13:59,255
But that's what
I'm telling you,
263
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is that you need
to change it, dude.
264
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You know what I mean?
Like, you got this decade left.
265
00:14:03,385 --> 00:14:06,971
- I had a really good
relationship with my brother.
266
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We were really close
growing up.
267
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The saying is,
is that a wrestler
268
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will go through the wall,
and the jiu jitsu guy
269
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will find the fastest way
to go around the wall.
270
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Instead of going
through the wall,
271
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which you've always done,
you've gotta go
272
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kind of like up the wall,
but, like, sideways.
273
00:14:20,276 --> 00:14:22,153
Yeah.
274
00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:29,160
I grew up
in a single-parent home.
275
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My dad left
when I was seven years old.
276
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He was supposed to pick
me up from my birthday.
277
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We were going to Disneyland.
278
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And he just never came.
279
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I remember driving in the car
with her and the radio was on,
280
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and some Hispanic music
would come on, and she'd say,
281
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"Change it. Change it.
Turn it off."
282
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And she'd get tears in her eyes
283
00:14:50,056 --> 00:14:53,268
because it would remind her
of her dad.
284
00:14:53,351 --> 00:14:56,021
My mom
had to pick up the slack.
285
00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:59,524
And my brother
being there helped a lot
286
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just because I didn't
have a father figure around.
287
00:15:03,361 --> 00:15:05,697
- I kind of helped
raise Tatiana.
288
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Changed diapers, fed her.
289
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She was my little buddy.
290
00:15:09,826 --> 00:15:11,536
- He was not old enough
to be my dad,
291
00:15:11,578 --> 00:15:15,415
but he was old enough
to look out for me.
292
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All right, one crispy burger
coming up.
293
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I just wanted to be
that person for her
294
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that her dad never was.
295
00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:23,506
That's when Tatiana
and I was like--
296
00:15:23,548 --> 00:15:24,841
How come you're not eating?
297
00:15:24,883 --> 00:15:26,384
I'm not hungry.
298
00:15:26,468 --> 00:15:29,095
- Maybe the reason why
is because growing up,
299
00:15:29,179 --> 00:15:33,016
I never had anybody else
looking out for me.
300
00:15:33,058 --> 00:15:34,059
And I was always
the one looking out
301
00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,727
for everybody else.
302
00:15:38,188 --> 00:15:42,108
- When you're a single mom,
that can be very hard.
303
00:15:42,192 --> 00:15:45,320
I got pregnant
when I was 15 with Chris.
304
00:15:45,403 --> 00:15:48,156
My mom basically
wanted me to have an abortion
305
00:15:48,239 --> 00:15:49,532
'cause she thought
that would be the best thing.
306
00:15:49,574 --> 00:15:54,579
And in my heart, that wasn't
something that I wanted to do.
307
00:15:56,164 --> 00:15:58,583
I bought a mobile home
in El Monte
308
00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:00,085
when Chris was five.
309
00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:04,422
And then I had Tatiana
shortly after.
310
00:16:04,506 --> 00:16:10,428
But there was just a lot
of uncertainty at home.
311
00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:13,014
We didn't have
a very stable household
312
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when we were younger.
313
00:16:16,267 --> 00:16:18,728
I wanted to be
a pediatrician.
314
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I had good grades and...
315
00:16:21,856 --> 00:16:23,775
did well in school.
316
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I was valedictorian
of my junior high.
317
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I'm sorry, guys.
318
00:16:31,074 --> 00:16:33,284
- I dropped it.
- God, Daddy can't you--
319
00:16:33,368 --> 00:16:36,955
- My stepdad was abusive
towards my mom physically.
320
00:16:37,038 --> 00:16:40,959
He was abusive
towards her verbally.
321
00:16:41,042 --> 00:16:43,086
There was a couple times
when he would hit me
322
00:16:43,128 --> 00:16:46,715
or, like, do things to me.
323
00:16:46,798 --> 00:16:49,801
- He would just say that
he was gonna get his gun
324
00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:52,470
and kill her.
325
00:16:52,554 --> 00:16:56,182
He would do that often.
It wasn't even just once.
326
00:16:57,934 --> 00:17:01,354
But because of this abuse,
327
00:17:01,438 --> 00:17:05,483
she didn't do well
at expressing--
328
00:17:05,525 --> 00:17:07,569
I don't know if it was anger
or frustration
329
00:17:07,652 --> 00:17:08,945
or whatever it may be.
330
00:17:08,987 --> 00:17:12,073
- Lisa's reactions
when they were wrestling
331
00:17:12,157 --> 00:17:15,660
a lot of times were too much.
332
00:17:18,121 --> 00:17:21,666
It meant too much to her
that they did well.
333
00:17:21,750 --> 00:17:23,668
Again! Again!
334
00:17:23,710 --> 00:17:26,504
Make him cry!
335
00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:30,008
- Winning was a priority
to my mom.
336
00:17:30,091 --> 00:17:31,843
There was no option.
337
00:17:31,885 --> 00:17:34,429
It was hard. It was hard.
338
00:17:34,512 --> 00:17:36,681
Shit, like,
you better fucking win,
339
00:17:36,765 --> 00:17:38,266
or I'm gonna fucking this,
340
00:17:38,350 --> 00:17:41,811
almost like the fear of God
in you.
341
00:17:41,853 --> 00:17:45,231
- I remember one time,
I had lost at this tournament.
342
00:17:46,816 --> 00:17:49,361
My brother was like, oh,
I'll go with you guys.
343
00:17:49,444 --> 00:17:53,156
And I was like,
wow, my mom's, like--
344
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like, she's really dealing
with me losing pretty well.
345
00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:59,913
Like, usually she's, like,
really upset, you know?
346
00:17:59,996 --> 00:18:01,373
I knew she was
treating me differently
347
00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:03,124
because my brother was there.
348
00:18:03,208 --> 00:18:05,669
And then, finally,
we went to my grandma's house
349
00:18:05,752 --> 00:18:08,380
and we dropped my brother off.
350
00:18:08,463 --> 00:18:10,256
I remember feeling, like,
my heart sink
351
00:18:10,340 --> 00:18:12,384
'cause I knew that, like--
352
00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:14,052
I knew it was coming, you know,
353
00:18:14,094 --> 00:18:16,471
like, I knew
she was gonna be mad.
354
00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:21,476
So he got out the car,
and immediately,
355
00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:24,270
uh, she hit me.
356
00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:30,276
Growing up, I was very
resentful towards my mother.
357
00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:34,155
I always wanted to prove her
wrong and also make her happy.
358
00:18:34,239 --> 00:18:35,907
And like, I just felt
like I could never
359
00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:38,493
live up to her standards.
360
00:18:38,576 --> 00:18:42,706
It was hard, you know,
because you only want love
361
00:18:42,747 --> 00:18:44,582
and stuff from your parent.
362
00:18:48,003 --> 00:18:49,754
I just tried
to be the protector.
363
00:18:51,715 --> 00:18:53,591
I wanted her to be safe.
364
00:18:55,927 --> 00:18:57,429
I tried my best.
365
00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:59,806
I don't know if my best
was good enough.
366
00:19:03,101 --> 00:19:04,519
Chris Lopez.
367
00:19:06,229 --> 00:19:09,441
- As I got older and I went
away to college,
368
00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:13,194
I grew up
and she was still little.
369
00:19:13,278 --> 00:19:15,780
I remember a tough conversation
we had on the phone
370
00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:17,615
when I was in college.
371
00:19:17,699 --> 00:19:21,161
And she called, and she was
crying because I was gone.
372
00:19:21,244 --> 00:19:26,082
And she asked why I left her.
373
00:19:26,124 --> 00:19:28,376
She goes,
"Why did you leave me?"
374
00:19:30,879 --> 00:19:34,257
I felt responsible.
375
00:19:34,299 --> 00:19:36,134
I'll always remember her voice
376
00:19:36,176 --> 00:19:38,803
and her crying
when she said that.
377
00:19:41,931 --> 00:19:44,642
Turn, babe, turn!
378
00:19:44,684 --> 00:19:46,394
Turn, babe!
379
00:19:46,478 --> 00:19:48,855
I loved wrestling so much.
380
00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:51,316
It was a great escape for me.
381
00:19:51,399 --> 00:19:56,112
All the energy that I had
was put into wrestling
382
00:19:56,154 --> 00:19:57,739
and being successful at that.
383
00:19:57,822 --> 00:19:59,491
Tatiana Suarez.
384
00:19:59,574 --> 00:20:01,618
Whoo!
385
00:20:01,659 --> 00:20:04,120
- And I think that
helped me get through
386
00:20:04,162 --> 00:20:05,288
a lot of the pain that I felt.
387
00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:08,208
You know, it's like everybody,
throughout their life,
388
00:20:08,291 --> 00:20:11,836
they find things
to help them cope,
389
00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,964
and mine was wrestling.
390
00:20:16,966 --> 00:20:19,678
I guess that's how
all of this started for me.
391
00:20:22,430 --> 00:20:25,517
- It's pretty often that
people find wrestling
392
00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:28,395
as a sport
prepares you for life.
393
00:20:31,773 --> 00:20:34,442
It prepares you for all
these ups and downs,
394
00:20:34,526 --> 00:20:35,652
all these wins and losses,
395
00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:37,946
and it's just about
how you face them
396
00:20:38,029 --> 00:20:39,698
and how you look at them.
397
00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:47,372
I struggled a lot
with my mental health
398
00:20:47,414 --> 00:20:49,666
all throughout high school.
399
00:20:49,708 --> 00:20:53,420
I was dealing
with anxiety and depression.
400
00:20:55,463 --> 00:20:58,091
I didn't realize
how bad things were
401
00:20:58,174 --> 00:21:00,635
until about when
COVID started to hit,
402
00:21:00,719 --> 00:21:03,555
all the feelings
of just being alone.
403
00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:07,726
Everyone can have
a different story, but for me,
404
00:21:07,809 --> 00:21:11,563
wrestling definitely helped
my mental health.
405
00:21:11,604 --> 00:21:15,400
It was a reason
to get out of bed.
406
00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:17,110
Wrestling definitely
brought me up
407
00:21:17,193 --> 00:21:18,653
out of that hole that
I put myself in
408
00:21:18,737 --> 00:21:20,822
and that hole that
was created for me.
409
00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:23,908
And I was able to just
keep going forward.
410
00:21:26,494 --> 00:21:28,455
- If I were to talk
to my younger self,
411
00:21:28,538 --> 00:21:31,291
I just would say that
you're destined for greatness.
412
00:21:31,374 --> 00:21:33,335
And things are gonna be hard,
413
00:21:33,418 --> 00:21:35,670
but you're always
gonna figure out a way.
414
00:21:37,714 --> 00:21:40,633
When I was
representing Team USA,
415
00:21:40,717 --> 00:21:43,470
they wanted me
to live at the OTC.
416
00:21:43,553 --> 00:21:46,473
I was glad to go live there.
417
00:21:46,556 --> 00:21:49,059
Once I left,
I was happy to be gone.
418
00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:52,145
My mom, we didn't really
have, like, a relationship.
419
00:21:52,228 --> 00:21:54,022
We barely even spoke.
420
00:21:54,105 --> 00:21:58,151
I didn't really come back
for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
421
00:21:58,234 --> 00:22:01,237
But I really enjoyed
living at the OTC
422
00:22:01,279 --> 00:22:03,907
just because all you do is,
423
00:22:03,948 --> 00:22:06,076
you eat, sleep,
and breathe wrestling.
424
00:22:06,117 --> 00:22:09,788
And that's who I am.
425
00:22:09,871 --> 00:22:13,583
Here we go, second round
at the World Championships.
426
00:22:13,625 --> 00:22:15,418
- I started wrestling
internationally,
427
00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:17,462
and I was doing so well.
428
00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:20,632
I won a World bronze medal
at 17 years old.
429
00:22:20,715 --> 00:22:25,553
So in my mind, I was going
to be an Olympic champion.
430
00:22:25,637 --> 00:22:28,306
I just needed to mature
as an athlete,
431
00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:30,308
and it was just
a matter of time.
432
00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:35,480
We had the French Open.
433
00:22:35,563 --> 00:22:37,649
I noticed that
my neck was hurting.
434
00:22:37,732 --> 00:22:41,903
I felt, like, a tingling
down my face, my arm.
435
00:22:45,448 --> 00:22:48,660
During the warm-up, I remember
thinking to myself,
436
00:22:48,702 --> 00:22:50,203
man, like,
how am I supposed to
437
00:22:50,286 --> 00:22:52,497
make it
through this tournament?
438
00:22:52,580 --> 00:22:55,083
But I ended up just,
like, destroying her.
439
00:22:55,166 --> 00:22:59,629
And I remember being so proud
just because I had made
440
00:22:59,671 --> 00:23:04,342
that mental switch
from negative to positive
441
00:23:04,384 --> 00:23:06,386
in matters of, you know,
minutes.
442
00:23:06,469 --> 00:23:10,306
And I ended up winning
the French Open.
443
00:23:10,348 --> 00:23:12,684
And then we flew back.
444
00:23:12,767 --> 00:23:14,978
We noticed that
she's always, like, twitching,
445
00:23:15,020 --> 00:23:16,396
and she's always, like,
446
00:23:16,479 --> 00:23:17,981
raising her shoulder
and like this.
447
00:23:18,023 --> 00:23:21,526
And--and I was like,
we gotta get this checked out.
448
00:23:21,568 --> 00:23:23,737
Something's going on.
449
00:23:23,820 --> 00:23:25,363
I was at practice,
and I shot in,
450
00:23:25,447 --> 00:23:29,284
and I, like, couldn't move,
you know, for like,
451
00:23:29,367 --> 00:23:30,952
I don't know how long it was.
452
00:23:31,036 --> 00:23:32,871
It couldn't have been
longer than a few seconds.
453
00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:35,874
But I could not move,
and I just remember, like,
454
00:23:35,957 --> 00:23:38,126
feeling like
it felt like forever.
455
00:23:40,754 --> 00:23:44,549
- Her neck locked up,
and she let out a scream.
456
00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:47,427
And it scared her,
I think, to the core.
457
00:23:47,510 --> 00:23:50,263
Like, you know, nobody wants
to be paralyzed, right?
458
00:23:50,347 --> 00:23:51,473
They ended up calling
the ambulance,
459
00:23:51,556 --> 00:23:53,600
and I just thought they would
be like, yeah, you're fine.
460
00:23:53,683 --> 00:23:55,393
You know, like, we gotta do
this, maybe we gotta do that,
461
00:23:55,477 --> 00:23:58,063
and you can go out
and wrestle again.
462
00:23:58,146 --> 00:24:02,317
But my spine was deviated.
463
00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,445
- A neck injury is--it's just
debilitating for a fighter.
464
00:24:05,528 --> 00:24:07,989
From a simple subconscious
level of wondering,
465
00:24:08,073 --> 00:24:10,992
oh, my gosh,
is this that last millimeter?
466
00:24:11,076 --> 00:24:14,162
Is this that final one
that puts me in a wheelchair
467
00:24:14,245 --> 00:24:15,705
the rest of my life?
468
00:24:15,747 --> 00:24:18,500
- They told me, "You shouldn't
wrestle anymore.
469
00:24:18,583 --> 00:24:21,753
We really think that
you could become paralyzed."
470
00:24:23,505 --> 00:24:25,924
She went home after that,
471
00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:29,636
and she never did come back
to the sport.
472
00:24:29,719 --> 00:24:33,223
But the neck injury
actually saved her life.
473
00:24:36,685 --> 00:24:38,770
- I had to see a specialist
for my neck,
474
00:24:38,853 --> 00:24:43,233
and because of the diagnosis,
there was images,
475
00:24:43,316 --> 00:24:47,195
and they saw a mass
on my thyroid.
476
00:24:47,278 --> 00:24:48,697
And I got my biopsy done
and stuff,
477
00:24:48,780 --> 00:24:51,282
and it ended up
being cancerous.
478
00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:56,955
- When you hear "cancer,"
it's scary, man.
479
00:24:58,623 --> 00:25:02,168
I was devastated.
480
00:25:02,252 --> 00:25:03,753
I was scared for her.
481
00:25:03,795 --> 00:25:05,630
She kept a lot of stuff
to herself,
482
00:25:05,672 --> 00:25:08,049
but you could tell
by the way she was acting
483
00:25:08,133 --> 00:25:09,884
and the way she was that--
484
00:25:09,968 --> 00:25:14,889
that it was hard for her
to deal with.
485
00:25:14,973 --> 00:25:19,769
She kind of went
into the dark.
486
00:25:19,811 --> 00:25:21,521
Literally like
the lights turned off.
487
00:25:21,604 --> 00:25:22,772
It's gone.
488
00:25:24,524 --> 00:25:26,317
- I didn't want them
to be worried,
489
00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,237
so I dealt with it on my own.
490
00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,657
♪ ♪
491
00:25:32,741 --> 00:25:35,785
I definitely experienced
a lot of depression.
492
00:25:35,827 --> 00:25:39,831
I felt, you know,
like, helpless, alone.
493
00:25:39,873 --> 00:25:43,668
At times I contemplated
suicide, you know?
494
00:25:46,671 --> 00:25:49,591
It was hard for me
because I had to fight
495
00:25:49,674 --> 00:25:51,426
a disease that could kill me.
496
00:25:51,468 --> 00:25:54,763
But then I felt like
I didn't want to be there
497
00:25:54,846 --> 00:25:57,015
because I didn't
have wrestling.
498
00:26:00,185 --> 00:26:03,688
I ended up having to get
my thyroid taken out.
499
00:26:03,772 --> 00:26:06,983
But it also spread
to, like, my lymph nodes
500
00:26:07,025 --> 00:26:08,443
and towards my lungs
and stuff,
501
00:26:08,526 --> 00:26:12,781
so they had to take out some
of my lymph nodes as well.
502
00:26:14,991 --> 00:26:16,785
The primary job
of the thyroid
503
00:26:16,868 --> 00:26:18,703
is to regulate your metabolism.
504
00:26:18,745 --> 00:26:21,456
So you can imagine
having this piece
505
00:26:21,539 --> 00:26:24,042
that runs
how much energy you have,
506
00:26:24,084 --> 00:26:27,253
when to recover, when to relax,
how many calories you burn,
507
00:26:27,337 --> 00:26:29,631
your weight mass,
just being gone.
508
00:26:29,714 --> 00:26:33,927
It's really difficult
for a normal human being
509
00:26:34,010 --> 00:26:37,639
to get through a day
without a thyroid,
510
00:26:37,722 --> 00:26:38,848
let alone
a professional athlete,
511
00:26:38,890 --> 00:26:41,226
let alone
a professional fighter.
512
00:26:46,981 --> 00:26:50,735
♪ ♪
513
00:26:50,777 --> 00:26:53,697
- After my neck injury
and the cancer,
514
00:26:53,738 --> 00:26:57,075
I had to go back
to California.
515
00:26:58,368 --> 00:27:01,538
I was so emotionally
and mentally messed up,
516
00:27:01,579 --> 00:27:03,998
I actually took
losing wrestling tougher
517
00:27:04,082 --> 00:27:07,127
than I did finding out
that I had cancer.
518
00:27:07,210 --> 00:27:09,629
It was so hard for me
because the escape
519
00:27:09,713 --> 00:27:12,924
that I usually have,
I couldn't do.
520
00:27:12,966 --> 00:27:16,094
I was so depressed,
and I went through a time
521
00:27:16,136 --> 00:27:18,888
where I'm just like, I don't
know what I'm gonna do.
522
00:27:18,930 --> 00:27:21,933
I don't know who I am.
523
00:27:22,017 --> 00:27:25,520
But the one thing I could say
that I learned from wrestling
524
00:27:25,603 --> 00:27:27,897
is, like,
when things get tough, like,
525
00:27:27,939 --> 00:27:29,691
you just gotta keep pushing.
526
00:27:32,902 --> 00:27:39,909
♪ ♪
527
00:27:41,745 --> 00:27:44,748
I changed for the better
within that time.
528
00:27:46,458 --> 00:27:50,378
I think I had put a lot
of my value into wrestling,
529
00:27:50,462 --> 00:27:54,758
and it forced me to figure out
who I was as a person
530
00:27:54,799 --> 00:27:56,092
outside of wrestling.
531
00:27:58,595 --> 00:27:59,929
I would just say
it was a gift.
532
00:27:59,971 --> 00:28:02,515
Because, yeah,
it was hard at the time,
533
00:28:02,599 --> 00:28:07,937
but then I was able to fight
cancer and get it treated.
534
00:28:10,231 --> 00:28:15,737
At the same time, I, like,
knew that I wasn't done,
535
00:28:15,820 --> 00:28:20,909
or, like, I'm gonna find
a way to fight again.
536
00:28:24,537 --> 00:28:26,956
She's not a regular person.
537
00:28:26,998 --> 00:28:28,667
Not that regular people
are bad,
538
00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:30,085
but that's not who she is.
539
00:28:30,168 --> 00:28:32,087
She's a competitor.
She's a fighter.
540
00:28:32,170 --> 00:28:35,340
She's just someone
who loves to compete.
541
00:28:35,382 --> 00:28:37,425
That's all she knows.
542
00:28:37,509 --> 00:28:38,968
I just tried to be the person
543
00:28:39,010 --> 00:28:40,929
that was there for her
all the time.
544
00:28:41,012 --> 00:28:43,515
I just wanted her
to know that, like,
545
00:28:43,598 --> 00:28:44,933
no matter what,
I'm here for you.
546
00:28:45,016 --> 00:28:46,518
You could work at PetSmart
for the rest of your life.
547
00:28:46,601 --> 00:28:47,811
I don't care.
548
00:28:47,852 --> 00:28:49,688
Like, I'm gonna
love you the same.
549
00:28:49,771 --> 00:28:51,189
But I knew that's not
what she wanted.
550
00:28:51,272 --> 00:28:53,483
I was trying to figure out
what I would want to do next
551
00:28:53,525 --> 00:28:56,486
that I could do that wouldn't
be so tough on my neck.
552
00:28:56,528 --> 00:28:58,321
She started doing jiu jitsu.
553
00:28:58,363 --> 00:29:00,490
And I was like,
is that, like, really smart?
554
00:29:00,532 --> 00:29:02,033
Isn't that the same
as wrestling?
555
00:29:02,075 --> 00:29:05,620
And she was like, no,
it's not as hard on your neck.
556
00:29:05,704 --> 00:29:09,499
- The fear
of being paralyzed--
557
00:29:09,541 --> 00:29:13,253
I guess what I feel inside,
my need to be the best,
558
00:29:13,336 --> 00:29:15,171
outweighs those fears.
559
00:29:15,213 --> 00:29:18,299
When you feel like he's
in decent position, step, step.
560
00:29:19,718 --> 00:29:20,719
Top.
561
00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:22,846
My first exposure to her
562
00:29:22,887 --> 00:29:24,139
was when she walked
in the gym,
563
00:29:24,222 --> 00:29:27,308
and she was just
doing jiu jitsu.
564
00:29:27,392 --> 00:29:29,894
And I just remembered
watching her roll,
565
00:29:29,936 --> 00:29:33,940
and she just did things
so naturally, you know?
566
00:29:34,024 --> 00:29:37,444
She just found places to be,
how to set her weight,
567
00:29:37,527 --> 00:29:39,571
where to apply pressure.
568
00:29:41,865 --> 00:29:43,616
- You could see him,
like, watching me.
569
00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:45,035
He was like,
"Have you done this before?"
570
00:29:45,076 --> 00:29:47,579
And I was like,
"No, I just--I wrestled."
571
00:29:47,662 --> 00:29:49,414
And he's like, "I can tell."
572
00:29:49,497 --> 00:29:51,624
- She was tapping a lot
of guys out in the gym,
573
00:29:51,708 --> 00:29:54,961
and I had found out probably,
like, a few days later,
574
00:29:55,045 --> 00:29:57,922
like, what caliber
of a wrestler she was.
575
00:29:57,964 --> 00:30:00,008
- Jiu jitsu class
was in an MMA gym.
576
00:30:00,091 --> 00:30:02,927
So I was surrounded by MMA,
577
00:30:02,969 --> 00:30:05,096
like, the striking aspect
and everything.
578
00:30:05,138 --> 00:30:06,890
And I was like, well,
I might as well do that too.
579
00:30:06,931 --> 00:30:09,851
MMA stands for
mixed martial arts,
580
00:30:09,934 --> 00:30:13,229
which essentially takes
elements from jiu jitsu,
581
00:30:13,313 --> 00:30:15,857
boxing, wrestling--
582
00:30:15,940 --> 00:30:17,984
every form of martial art
under the sun
583
00:30:18,068 --> 00:30:20,487
gets blended into one sport,
584
00:30:20,570 --> 00:30:25,408
and you see who
the most dominant person is.
585
00:30:25,450 --> 00:30:28,328
Tatiana Suarez,
her base is wrestling.
586
00:30:28,411 --> 00:30:31,081
Some of the best wrestlers
have found
587
00:30:31,122 --> 00:30:32,665
tremendous success in MMA.
588
00:30:32,749 --> 00:30:35,710
And I have long
believed that wrestling
589
00:30:35,752 --> 00:30:38,046
is the best base,
the best foundation to have
590
00:30:38,129 --> 00:30:40,131
if you're an MMA fighter.
591
00:30:40,173 --> 00:30:43,218
- Right away, she kind of
stood out in the room,
592
00:30:43,301 --> 00:30:45,095
and we have mostly
male students at our gym,
593
00:30:45,136 --> 00:30:46,971
so a lot of these guys were
coming up to me afterwards,
594
00:30:47,055 --> 00:30:49,808
like, asking me who she was.
595
00:30:49,849 --> 00:30:53,228
- Tati started training
with me 2012, 2013,
596
00:30:53,311 --> 00:30:55,563
and then actively competing
in MMA.
597
00:30:55,647 --> 00:30:58,441
2014 was her first fight.
598
00:31:01,569 --> 00:31:02,946
There you go, Tatiana.
599
00:31:02,987 --> 00:31:05,532
Keep throwing those knees!
600
00:31:05,615 --> 00:31:09,744
Tatiana Suarez!
601
00:31:09,828 --> 00:31:12,580
- As soon as she got healthy,
she went back to her calling,
602
00:31:12,664 --> 00:31:13,998
which was to be competing.
603
00:31:14,082 --> 00:31:16,626
And I knew that, you know,
once she started doing that,
604
00:31:16,668 --> 00:31:19,337
that, you know, good luck to--
to those other women out there
605
00:31:19,379 --> 00:31:23,383
because she's--
she's one to deal with.
606
00:31:27,512 --> 00:31:30,181
- I had only been fighting
in the cage six months,
607
00:31:30,265 --> 00:31:32,267
and I had heard
that they were having
608
00:31:32,350 --> 00:31:34,102
the strawweight
"Ultimate Fighter."
609
00:31:34,185 --> 00:31:35,854
I wanted to go on that.
610
00:31:35,937 --> 00:31:38,940
- 32 fighters
with one common goal:
611
00:31:39,024 --> 00:31:42,318
to survive the most
intense competition in MMA.
612
00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,613
"The Ultimate Fighter,"
they bring in 16 fighters
613
00:31:45,697 --> 00:31:46,906
to live in a house.
614
00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:48,158
And it would basically
be a tournament.
615
00:31:48,199 --> 00:31:52,495
We go out and find the
absolute best in the world
616
00:31:52,537 --> 00:31:54,039
in each weight class.
617
00:31:54,122 --> 00:31:56,541
And we get two of the
best fighters in the world
618
00:31:56,624 --> 00:31:58,418
to be the head coaches.
619
00:31:58,501 --> 00:32:00,545
- As a coach
in "The Ultimate Fighter,"
620
00:32:00,628 --> 00:32:02,714
I had to pick a team.
621
00:32:02,797 --> 00:32:04,090
I had to pick a few people
622
00:32:04,174 --> 00:32:06,343
that were gonna fight
under my name.
623
00:32:06,384 --> 00:32:08,428
You know,
and I'm very competitive.
624
00:32:08,511 --> 00:32:10,221
And the winner would win
625
00:32:10,263 --> 00:32:12,098
a six-figure contract
to the UFC.
626
00:32:14,893 --> 00:32:16,519
- At the time
I only had three fights,
627
00:32:16,561 --> 00:32:18,938
so "The Ultimate Fighter"
gave me an opportunity
628
00:32:19,022 --> 00:32:20,899
to get some more fights,
some more cage time.
629
00:32:24,277 --> 00:32:25,403
There was, like,
no doubt in my mind
630
00:32:25,445 --> 00:32:27,489
that I was gonna make it,
I was gonna win the show.
631
00:32:31,326 --> 00:32:33,661
When you go to the tryouts,
all they have do
632
00:32:33,745 --> 00:32:35,997
is roll
for, like, two minutes.
633
00:32:36,081 --> 00:32:38,583
Then I went and did,
like, some striking.
634
00:32:38,667 --> 00:32:39,709
I smashed a girl.
635
00:32:39,751 --> 00:32:41,419
After a few weeks,
they called me.
636
00:32:41,503 --> 00:32:44,255
They're like, "Hey,
you made it on the show."
637
00:32:44,297 --> 00:32:46,257
I had started working at Petco
'cause it was something
638
00:32:46,341 --> 00:32:50,053
that I could do part time
while I was training MMA.
639
00:32:50,095 --> 00:32:52,180
And so then I told my boss.
640
00:32:52,263 --> 00:32:54,182
I'm like, "Yeah, I'm leaving."
She's like, "What?"
641
00:32:54,265 --> 00:32:56,935
And then I was like, "I made it
on to the tough show."
642
00:32:56,976 --> 00:32:58,812
And she was like,
"All right, well,
643
00:32:58,895 --> 00:33:00,105
I'll see you
in a couple of months."
644
00:33:00,188 --> 00:33:01,564
You know?
I told her I was gonna go.
645
00:33:01,606 --> 00:33:02,982
And I'm like,
"Yeah, I'm not coming back."
646
00:33:03,066 --> 00:33:04,275
And I just left.
647
00:33:06,695 --> 00:33:09,572
- When I first looked
at Tatiana, I was like,
648
00:33:09,614 --> 00:33:13,034
this girl, she has
something special, you know.
649
00:33:13,118 --> 00:33:15,161
And when I saw
Tatiana fighting,
650
00:33:15,245 --> 00:33:16,538
I was like, holy shit.
651
00:33:16,621 --> 00:33:19,124
This girl is serious.
652
00:33:19,165 --> 00:33:20,709
Pick your first fighter.
653
00:33:20,792 --> 00:33:21,918
Tatiana.
654
00:33:23,628 --> 00:33:25,088
Tatiana was very focused.
655
00:33:25,130 --> 00:33:26,965
She knew what she wanted,
656
00:33:27,007 --> 00:33:28,842
and I loved that about her,
you know?
657
00:33:28,925 --> 00:33:30,593
Like, you can't teach heart,
658
00:33:30,635 --> 00:33:34,472
and Tatiana is, like,
the perfect example of that.
659
00:33:34,514 --> 00:33:36,433
She's been through
a lot of struggles in life
660
00:33:36,474 --> 00:33:39,144
that, you know,
brought her where she is.
661
00:33:41,354 --> 00:33:43,690
- Tatiana wasn't the type
of person that came in
662
00:33:43,773 --> 00:33:44,899
and she doesn't
play the victim.
663
00:33:44,983 --> 00:33:46,735
She just comes in
and does her work.
664
00:33:46,818 --> 00:33:49,529
Man, she comes in and wins.
665
00:33:49,612 --> 00:33:53,324
- I made it to
"The Ultimate Fighter" finale.
666
00:33:53,408 --> 00:33:56,661
- The strawweight final
will be Tatiana versus Amanda.
667
00:33:56,703 --> 00:33:59,080
- They have, like, promo,
'cause this is a finale.
668
00:33:59,164 --> 00:34:01,041
And I'm in the back,
669
00:34:01,124 --> 00:34:03,376
and I hear the girl
talking about me,
670
00:34:03,460 --> 00:34:08,715
and she's like, "Yeah,
Tatiana is not used to being,
671
00:34:08,798 --> 00:34:11,593
"you know, the nail.
672
00:34:11,676 --> 00:34:14,137
So I'm gonna be the hammer,
and I'm gonna break her."
673
00:34:14,179 --> 00:34:16,473
I was so calm,
and then all of a sudden,
674
00:34:16,514 --> 00:34:18,350
I hear her,
and she's saying this.
675
00:34:18,391 --> 00:34:21,478
And I was like, I turn up
to like level crazy.
676
00:34:23,021 --> 00:34:24,356
No one's gonna break me.
677
00:34:24,439 --> 00:34:27,359
I wasn't even nervous,
'cause I felt so much anger
678
00:34:27,442 --> 00:34:30,111
that someone thought
that they could break me.
679
00:34:30,195 --> 00:34:33,031
- Here is the undefeated
Tatiana Suarez.
680
00:34:33,073 --> 00:34:34,574
- And she is
a lifelong wrestler
681
00:34:34,657 --> 00:34:36,326
with excellent
chain wrestling skills
682
00:34:36,368 --> 00:34:37,994
and diversity in
her takedown attempts,
683
00:34:38,036 --> 00:34:39,996
but also has
really good diversity
684
00:34:40,038 --> 00:34:42,582
in her submissions as well.
685
00:34:42,665 --> 00:34:44,167
- I took her down,
and I'm just, like,
686
00:34:44,209 --> 00:34:46,252
throwing bombs,
like, recklessly.
687
00:34:46,336 --> 00:34:49,214
All of a sudden,
I'm, like, in an armbar.
688
00:34:49,255 --> 00:34:51,257
- Armbar attempt here
from Cooper.
689
00:34:51,341 --> 00:34:53,259
- I'm, like,
there's no way I'm tapping.
690
00:34:53,343 --> 00:34:54,886
She's gonna have
to break my arm.
691
00:34:54,928 --> 00:34:56,429
I will still beat her
with one arm.
692
00:34:56,513 --> 00:34:58,556
And I'm gonna be
the Ultimate Fighter.
693
00:34:58,598 --> 00:35:00,350
I didn't even care
at that point.
694
00:35:00,392 --> 00:35:02,227
- Nice job defensively
by Suarez.
695
00:35:02,310 --> 00:35:04,104
I finally got my arm out.
696
00:35:04,187 --> 00:35:06,815
Nice hammer fist by Suarez.
697
00:35:06,898 --> 00:35:08,983
- D'arce attempt here,
could convert to a jack
698
00:35:09,067 --> 00:35:10,902
and Japanese necktie
if she can hook
699
00:35:10,985 --> 00:35:12,237
that right leg around the leg.
700
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:13,738
I hit my D'arce,
701
00:35:13,780 --> 00:35:16,241
and it was, like, so tight
that she's tapping,
702
00:35:16,282 --> 00:35:18,451
but the ref couldn't see it.
703
00:35:18,535 --> 00:35:20,537
I literally told him,
I was like, "She's tapping."
704
00:35:20,578 --> 00:35:23,164
And then all of the sudden,
you see her legs flailing
705
00:35:23,248 --> 00:35:24,708
because she thinks
she's gonna go out
706
00:35:24,749 --> 00:35:25,709
and she, like, panics.
707
00:35:25,792 --> 00:35:27,752
He, like, taps me, like stop.
708
00:35:27,836 --> 00:35:30,922
- Tatiana Suarez is
the Ultimate Fighter!
709
00:35:35,093 --> 00:35:38,054
- Tatiana Suarez
caps an amazing run
710
00:35:38,096 --> 00:35:40,223
on "The Ultimate Fighter."
711
00:35:40,265 --> 00:35:42,600
It was like a validation.
712
00:35:42,642 --> 00:35:46,730
Finally, the world gets to see
what I saw and what I know.
713
00:35:46,771 --> 00:35:50,942
- "The Ultimate Fighter,"
season 23 strawweight winner,
714
00:35:51,026 --> 00:35:56,781
Tatiana Suarez!
715
00:35:56,823 --> 00:35:59,909
- Me winning just gave
everybody a lot of hope.
716
00:35:59,951 --> 00:36:02,704
They had seen me go through
so much at that point,
717
00:36:02,787 --> 00:36:05,457
my family and Northview
and everybody.
718
00:36:05,498 --> 00:36:07,625
They saw me,
you know, lose something,
719
00:36:07,667 --> 00:36:13,465
but then I was able
to get something even better.
720
00:36:13,506 --> 00:36:15,091
I've been through hell
and back.
721
00:36:15,133 --> 00:36:16,634
I've overcome cancer.
722
00:36:16,676 --> 00:36:19,971
And I'm from a place
that says, "We don't break.
723
00:36:20,013 --> 00:36:21,348
We break people."
724
00:36:21,431 --> 00:36:23,308
And I will never break.
725
00:36:23,350 --> 00:36:25,810
I've overcome a lot,
and I'm never gonna stop
726
00:36:25,852 --> 00:36:27,312
until I'm at the top.
727
00:36:29,689 --> 00:36:33,651
When, you know, she said,
"Where I come from," um...
728
00:36:41,659 --> 00:36:45,872
"Where I come from, you know,
we don't break."
729
00:36:45,955 --> 00:36:49,125
It's just kind of full circle
that you know, um,
730
00:36:49,209 --> 00:36:50,877
that you train somebody,
and you--and you made them
731
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:54,297
believe in themselves,
and it makes you very proud.
732
00:36:58,301 --> 00:37:00,804
- I saw my mom backstage,
and she was crying,
733
00:37:00,845 --> 00:37:03,348
and she was just like,
"I'm so proud of you."
734
00:37:03,431 --> 00:37:06,476
I just remember, like,
hugging her and realizing
735
00:37:06,518 --> 00:37:09,354
that, like, if she hadn't
sacrificed so much for me,
736
00:37:09,396 --> 00:37:11,856
I wouldn't be where I was.
737
00:37:11,940 --> 00:37:15,985
♪ ♪
738
00:37:32,919 --> 00:37:33,920
Hi!
739
00:37:46,850 --> 00:37:48,226
- Maria?
- Huh?
740
00:37:48,268 --> 00:37:49,728
- You wanna do the drills?
- Yeah.
741
00:37:49,769 --> 00:37:51,813
Okay.
742
00:37:59,612 --> 00:38:01,406
I think every time
I go out there,
743
00:38:01,448 --> 00:38:03,700
there's, like, a level
that you need to know
744
00:38:03,783 --> 00:38:05,702
that you can endure.
745
00:38:05,744 --> 00:38:08,288
So I do that, like,
every day during practice
746
00:38:08,371 --> 00:38:12,584
in order to feel confident
out in the cage.
747
00:38:12,667 --> 00:38:16,296
I enjoy, like, that feeling
where I push myself so hard.
748
00:38:16,379 --> 00:38:19,382
I almost enjoy the feeling
of, like,
749
00:38:19,424 --> 00:38:22,218
breaking someone
during practice.
750
00:38:22,302 --> 00:38:24,179
- Her wrestling and her
grappling is not good,
751
00:38:24,262 --> 00:38:25,722
it's not great; it's elite.
752
00:38:25,764 --> 00:38:27,557
And that's what sets her out
from everybody else.
753
00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:28,892
And her striking's legit too.
754
00:38:30,185 --> 00:38:32,979
- Tatiana, she's a nasty
wrestler, heavy top pressure.
755
00:38:33,063 --> 00:38:35,648
Her hands and striking
just has been looking good.
756
00:38:35,732 --> 00:38:38,693
- I'm 15 pounds heavier
than her,
757
00:38:38,777 --> 00:38:40,111
and I've wrestled
my entire life,
758
00:38:40,195 --> 00:38:42,614
and I have to go as hard as
I can to keep her off my legs
759
00:38:42,697 --> 00:38:46,326
or to not get taken down
or not get choked out by her.
760
00:38:46,409 --> 00:38:47,911
Pummel, pummel!
761
00:38:47,952 --> 00:38:50,663
Give a little resistance now,
final movement.
762
00:38:50,747 --> 00:38:52,540
About 50%, fight a little bit.
763
00:38:52,624 --> 00:38:56,670
- I'm excited to fight
somebody in a cage again.
764
00:38:56,753 --> 00:38:58,880
I love that it's competition,
765
00:38:58,963 --> 00:39:02,092
but then there's also
violence behind it.
766
00:39:02,133 --> 00:39:04,636
It's a violent art.
767
00:39:04,719 --> 00:39:06,638
I could do it against
the cage, no problem.
768
00:39:07,972 --> 00:39:10,600
But in the middle,
it's closing the distance
769
00:39:10,642 --> 00:39:12,977
and then being safe
when you grab.
770
00:39:13,061 --> 00:39:15,605
You know what I mean?
Not just, like, grabbing.
771
00:39:16,815 --> 00:39:18,108
Yeah.
772
00:39:18,149 --> 00:39:20,485
And then whenever you're gonna
have grappling rounds after.
773
00:39:20,527 --> 00:39:23,697
I grapple all my rounds,
so I don't even know.
774
00:39:29,077 --> 00:39:30,036
Yeah.
775
00:39:36,710 --> 00:39:38,086
Not against her,
but I don't think...
776
00:39:38,169 --> 00:39:41,589
It's a huge part of my life
to help other females
777
00:39:41,673 --> 00:39:45,010
feel like they can do
a male-dominated sport.
778
00:39:47,262 --> 00:39:49,848
For me,
that's part of my legacy.
779
00:39:52,267 --> 00:39:53,560
- I think one
of the challenges
780
00:39:53,643 --> 00:39:55,562
that comes with wrestling is,
781
00:39:55,645 --> 00:39:58,481
I just didn't
feel like a girl.
782
00:39:58,523 --> 00:40:02,527
It was like, wow,
I'm wrestling all these guys.
783
00:40:02,610 --> 00:40:04,863
I'm also being doubted
'cause I'm a girl, and...
784
00:40:04,946 --> 00:40:07,699
I just was like, yeah, I guess
I'm one of the few ones
785
00:40:07,782 --> 00:40:09,034
that actually wants to do it.
786
00:40:09,117 --> 00:40:11,703
But it makes me feel special.
787
00:40:15,790 --> 00:40:18,084
- Most people are scared
once they find out, like,
788
00:40:18,168 --> 00:40:20,253
oh, she's a girl wrestler.
789
00:40:20,337 --> 00:40:22,756
Like, don't mess with her.
790
00:40:22,839 --> 00:40:25,675
We look a lot more mean
than everyone else.
791
00:40:25,717 --> 00:40:28,470
So I think that's, like,
what separates us.
792
00:40:30,472 --> 00:40:33,558
- I never wanted to stand out,
and I feel like wrestling has
793
00:40:33,641 --> 00:40:35,435
taken me out of that shell.
794
00:40:37,354 --> 00:40:41,691
I feel like I can actually
express myself, wear makeup,
795
00:40:41,733 --> 00:40:45,570
do my hair, do whatever I can
to look the best
796
00:40:45,653 --> 00:40:49,157
'cause I feel confident
in myself.
797
00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:54,913
♪ ♪
798
00:40:54,996 --> 00:40:58,750
- I don't associate fighting
with being masculine.
799
00:41:00,752 --> 00:41:03,630
I love being a strong female.
800
00:41:03,713 --> 00:41:07,592
I think being strong
is a feminine thing.
801
00:41:10,595 --> 00:41:14,307
I feel like I represent women.
802
00:41:14,391 --> 00:41:16,226
I represent my community.
803
00:41:16,267 --> 00:41:18,228
I represent Latinos.
804
00:41:18,269 --> 00:41:24,359
And that's why, you know, I try
to not only be a great fighter
805
00:41:24,442 --> 00:41:25,443
but a great person.
806
00:41:25,527 --> 00:41:28,488
For me, like, along the way,
807
00:41:28,571 --> 00:41:32,200
the journey makes you
a better person if,
808
00:41:32,283 --> 00:41:36,162
you know, you use the obstacles
to make you better.
809
00:41:41,751 --> 00:41:43,503
After winning
"The Ultimate Fighter,"
810
00:41:43,586 --> 00:41:46,256
I ended up fighting
Viviane Pereira,
811
00:41:46,339 --> 00:41:49,050
beating her
by unanimous decision.
812
00:41:49,134 --> 00:41:51,094
Then I had a fight
with Alexa Grasso,
813
00:41:51,136 --> 00:41:54,681
and I ended up getting
a rear naked choke.
814
00:41:54,764 --> 00:41:58,309
- An impressive showing
for Tatiana Suarez.
815
00:41:59,978 --> 00:42:02,522
- After that,
I fought Carla Esparza,
816
00:42:02,605 --> 00:42:05,984
and I won by TKO
in the third round.
817
00:42:06,067 --> 00:42:08,820
- Tatiana Suarez!
- Holy cow.
818
00:42:08,903 --> 00:42:11,906
After I beat Carla,
a lot of people
819
00:42:11,990 --> 00:42:15,201
referred to me
as the champ already.
820
00:42:15,285 --> 00:42:18,580
So in my mind, I was just
on my way to the title.
821
00:42:18,663 --> 00:42:21,958
And then they asked me
to fight Nina Ansaroff
822
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,836
for the number one
title contender fight.
823
00:42:24,878 --> 00:42:26,713
- So here she is,
folks, the woman who
824
00:42:26,796 --> 00:42:28,506
is all the rage at present.
825
00:42:28,590 --> 00:42:30,258
The number-two ranked
strawweight contender,
826
00:42:30,342 --> 00:42:31,926
the undefeated Tatiana Suarez.
827
00:42:32,010 --> 00:42:34,471
- A couple of weeks prior,
I ended up
828
00:42:34,512 --> 00:42:36,681
injuring my neck at practice.
829
00:42:36,723 --> 00:42:38,850
I didn't really know,
you know, the extent,
830
00:42:38,892 --> 00:42:41,519
but then I ended up
fighting with it.
831
00:42:41,603 --> 00:42:43,021
Suarez is in blue,
832
00:42:43,104 --> 00:42:45,023
Nina Ansaroff
is in the all gray.
833
00:42:45,065 --> 00:42:47,150
- One of our first exchanges,
I just felt, like,
834
00:42:47,192 --> 00:42:49,486
a lot of shooting
down my arm and stuff.
835
00:42:49,527 --> 00:42:50,653
And she got her down.
836
00:42:50,695 --> 00:42:52,364
- There is levels
to this game.
837
00:42:52,447 --> 00:42:55,825
- I think the mental thing
is one of the biggest things
838
00:42:55,867 --> 00:42:57,744
that I had to overcome
during the fight,
839
00:42:57,827 --> 00:43:01,039
just because you fear, like,
paralysis and stuff like that.
840
00:43:01,081 --> 00:43:03,416
Your mind should
not be on paralysis
841
00:43:03,500 --> 00:43:05,710
when you're in a cage fight.
842
00:43:05,794 --> 00:43:09,089
- Declared the winner
by unanimous decision,
843
00:43:09,172 --> 00:43:13,593
Tatiana Suarez!
844
00:43:13,677 --> 00:43:15,887
- I remember
after her fight in 2019,
845
00:43:15,929 --> 00:43:18,306
we all thought, like,
2020 she's a champion.
846
00:43:18,390 --> 00:43:19,474
Like, it's a done deal.
847
00:43:19,557 --> 00:43:21,559
You know,
it's a long time coming,
848
00:43:21,601 --> 00:43:23,687
and I just wanna see
that belt around my waist.
849
00:43:23,728 --> 00:43:27,607
After the fight, it definitely
felt a lot worse.
850
00:43:27,691 --> 00:43:31,569
But it dawned on me
that I probably needed
851
00:43:31,611 --> 00:43:33,905
some significant time off.
852
00:43:33,947 --> 00:43:36,074
I ended up linking up
with Andy Gilpin,
853
00:43:36,157 --> 00:43:38,410
and then we came up
with a game plan
854
00:43:38,493 --> 00:43:40,578
of how to recover
from my neck injury
855
00:43:40,662 --> 00:43:42,539
'cause I knew that I couldn't--
856
00:43:42,580 --> 00:43:45,667
I wouldn't be able
to do that on my own.
857
00:43:45,750 --> 00:43:48,753
- We were probably
thinking six, seven months,
858
00:43:48,837 --> 00:43:51,881
and that would have been
four years ago.
859
00:43:51,923 --> 00:43:53,508
Her neck injury
was really difficult,
860
00:43:53,591 --> 00:43:54,926
and it still is
a big challenge
861
00:43:55,010 --> 00:43:57,429
because it impacted
everything.
862
00:43:57,512 --> 00:43:59,222
The things we asked
Tatiana to do,
863
00:43:59,264 --> 00:44:01,766
I don't know many athletes
who could have endured it.
864
00:44:05,020 --> 00:44:07,272
Imagine you had to spend
3 1/2 hours
865
00:44:07,355 --> 00:44:09,315
stretching your neck,
seven days a week,
866
00:44:09,399 --> 00:44:12,110
multiple times a day.
867
00:44:12,152 --> 00:44:13,945
I think it runs through
your mind sometimes.
868
00:44:14,029 --> 00:44:15,905
I'm like, oh, what if
it doesn't get better?
869
00:44:15,947 --> 00:44:18,283
So I took it
one day at a time.
870
00:44:18,366 --> 00:44:20,994
You don't wanna spend the rest
of your life saying what if.
871
00:44:21,077 --> 00:44:23,496
I wanna be like,
I pursued that.
872
00:44:23,580 --> 00:44:25,540
Maybe I failed
or I came up short,
873
00:44:25,623 --> 00:44:28,001
but I pursued it.
874
00:44:28,084 --> 00:44:30,211
- It took a year and a half,
maybe two years,
875
00:44:30,253 --> 00:44:31,588
but we were finally there.
876
00:44:31,629 --> 00:44:33,798
We went through
a test training camp,
877
00:44:33,882 --> 00:44:35,925
and things went perfect.
878
00:44:35,967 --> 00:44:37,761
And I was like, holy crap,
you just made it
879
00:44:37,802 --> 00:44:39,304
through basically
a training camp.
880
00:44:39,346 --> 00:44:41,639
Let's get a fight.
881
00:44:41,723 --> 00:44:45,185
I had a fight lined up.
882
00:44:45,268 --> 00:44:46,895
Camp was going well.
883
00:44:46,978 --> 00:44:48,521
I wanted to wrestle.
884
00:44:48,605 --> 00:44:51,649
So I ended up going live
with this guy,
885
00:44:51,691 --> 00:44:54,027
and I took him down.
886
00:44:54,110 --> 00:44:56,696
And I know that
it probably bothered him
887
00:44:56,780 --> 00:44:57,989
that I took him down.
888
00:44:58,073 --> 00:45:01,284
So then he, like, shoots on me
889
00:45:01,326 --> 00:45:04,079
and then pushes me
against the wall.
890
00:45:04,162 --> 00:45:05,872
When you're in a cage,
you have, like,
891
00:45:05,955 --> 00:45:09,876
more room to work 'cause,
like, the cage kind of moves.
892
00:45:09,959 --> 00:45:13,672
So when you put a wall
that doesn't move,
893
00:45:13,713 --> 00:45:15,799
it's a different story.
894
00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:18,927
He puts my legs together,
and then he literally
895
00:45:19,010 --> 00:45:20,428
just, like,
tries to pull me down.
896
00:45:20,512 --> 00:45:24,015
And then I hear, like,
the loudest pop imaginable.
897
00:45:24,057 --> 00:45:26,685
It sounded like a baseball bat,
like, hit something.
898
00:45:29,688 --> 00:45:33,024
♪ ♪
899
00:45:33,108 --> 00:45:35,026
My knee just, like,
was completely,
900
00:45:35,110 --> 00:45:39,322
like, the wrong way and stuff,
so my actual joint dislocated.
901
00:45:39,364 --> 00:45:41,783
They're, like, trying
to, like, calm me down,
902
00:45:41,866 --> 00:45:43,076
and I'm, like, screaming,
903
00:45:43,159 --> 00:45:44,244
and my knee is like,
the opposite way,
904
00:45:44,327 --> 00:45:46,037
so then, like, I, like,
flexed my quad,
905
00:45:46,079 --> 00:45:49,499
and then it pops back
into place.
906
00:45:49,541 --> 00:45:50,583
I was laying there,
and I just--
907
00:45:50,667 --> 00:45:53,670
like, it was really hard,
because I came back from--
908
00:45:53,712 --> 00:45:55,547
from something, like,
really rough,
909
00:45:55,588 --> 00:45:56,923
you know, like, mentally.
910
00:45:57,007 --> 00:46:00,593
Physically, like,
I put in the work
911
00:46:00,677 --> 00:46:02,053
to, like, get to that point.
912
00:46:02,095 --> 00:46:05,056
So, like, it was really--
it was hard.
913
00:46:05,140 --> 00:46:08,059
I don't think I've ever thought
about giving up on anything.
914
00:46:08,101 --> 00:46:12,397
But I really felt it
at that point.
915
00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:19,154
♪ ♪
916
00:46:19,237 --> 00:46:23,742
After I got injured,
I had the MRI done,
917
00:46:23,783 --> 00:46:26,411
and then they called me,
and they were like,
918
00:46:26,494 --> 00:46:28,038
"Your knee is really bad.
919
00:46:28,079 --> 00:46:29,998
It's one of the worst injuries
I've seen."
920
00:46:30,081 --> 00:46:32,292
He's like, it looks like you
were in a motorcycle accident.
921
00:46:36,463 --> 00:46:37,839
She didn't hurt her knee.
922
00:46:37,922 --> 00:46:40,091
She basically
tore it off her leg.
923
00:46:40,133 --> 00:46:42,761
It was heartbreaking enough
for her to have tweaked a knee
924
00:46:42,844 --> 00:46:45,221
and been out
another four months.
925
00:46:45,263 --> 00:46:46,431
This was different.
926
00:46:49,225 --> 00:46:51,561
- That was the lowest
I've felt.
927
00:46:54,189 --> 00:46:57,984
Every day was a struggle,
how much pain I was in.
928
00:46:58,068 --> 00:46:59,611
And when I say pain,
I mean, like,
929
00:46:59,694 --> 00:47:02,113
more emotionally and mentally.
930
00:47:06,493 --> 00:47:11,039
I laid in bed for like a week,
and I cried.
931
00:47:11,122 --> 00:47:14,167
But then I was like,
all right,
932
00:47:14,250 --> 00:47:15,919
let's come up with something.
933
00:47:18,797 --> 00:47:21,383
- She's very fortunate in the
fact that she's in the UFC,
934
00:47:21,466 --> 00:47:22,300
so she gets great access
935
00:47:22,384 --> 00:47:23,635
to the UFC's
Performance Institute,
936
00:47:23,718 --> 00:47:25,220
and that is
tremendously helpful,
937
00:47:25,303 --> 00:47:27,305
especially during
this knee injury process.
938
00:47:27,389 --> 00:47:30,141
Within hours, she was
on the phone with a handful
939
00:47:30,183 --> 00:47:32,018
of the best physical
therapists in the world.
940
00:47:32,102 --> 00:47:34,979
We had her on the phone with
surgeons across the country,
941
00:47:35,021 --> 00:47:36,648
surgeons you can't get into,
942
00:47:36,731 --> 00:47:39,025
that aren't
taking people in anymore.
943
00:47:39,109 --> 00:47:42,487
- When an athlete undergoes
that much trauma in a joint,
944
00:47:42,570 --> 00:47:44,322
we know it's gonna be
a surgical candidate.
945
00:47:44,406 --> 00:47:47,659
We also know that's gonna be
a long journey back.
946
00:47:47,742 --> 00:47:52,288
I first met Tatiana working
for Team USA Olympic team.
947
00:47:52,330 --> 00:47:57,168
So I've worked
with Tatiana since 2011.
948
00:47:57,210 --> 00:47:59,212
Because I've seen her
through ups and downs,
949
00:47:59,295 --> 00:48:01,047
I kind of know
Tatiana's injuries.
950
00:48:01,131 --> 00:48:04,134
I have also learned
what actually fixes them.
951
00:48:04,175 --> 00:48:07,220
Knowing Tatiana, knowing
her drive, her willpower,
952
00:48:07,303 --> 00:48:08,805
there's never gonna be
an injury
953
00:48:08,847 --> 00:48:10,390
that puts this girl down.
954
00:48:10,473 --> 00:48:12,934
She has bigger goals,
bigger lifetime dreams
955
00:48:13,018 --> 00:48:15,979
of rising to the top
and being on top.
956
00:48:16,021 --> 00:48:18,606
- I ended up getting
surgery here in Las Vegas.
957
00:48:18,690 --> 00:48:24,696
Then maybe two days after,
I started physical therapy.
958
00:48:26,614 --> 00:48:29,784
The comeback doesn't start
after you're already healthy.
959
00:48:29,826 --> 00:48:31,953
The comeback starts
when you're still injured
960
00:48:32,037 --> 00:48:35,081
and you have to get surgery
and prior to surgery.
961
00:48:35,165 --> 00:48:37,042
Like, that's how I saw it.
962
00:48:37,083 --> 00:48:40,003
My comeback started
the minute I decided
963
00:48:40,045 --> 00:48:42,130
that I was gonna
still fight again.
964
00:48:42,172 --> 00:48:49,095
♪ ♪
965
00:48:53,850 --> 00:48:58,605
- Tatiana Suarez is one of the
strongest people I've seen.
966
00:48:58,688 --> 00:49:02,400
I had to go through
a leg injury as well,
967
00:49:02,442 --> 00:49:05,987
and if she could deal with all
that, I can definitely do it.
968
00:49:06,071 --> 00:49:09,949
And it's very inspiring
seeing Tatiana persevere
969
00:49:10,033 --> 00:49:11,034
through some
of the same things
970
00:49:11,076 --> 00:49:12,619
I had to go through.
971
00:49:12,702 --> 00:49:14,412
It helped me a lot.
972
00:49:18,041 --> 00:49:20,377
- I feel like she really
is an inspiration
973
00:49:20,418 --> 00:49:22,629
how she goes through
the challenges
974
00:49:22,712 --> 00:49:25,256
and adversity that she faces.
975
00:49:27,759 --> 00:49:30,345
Whenever I wrestle,
I really try to be like her.
976
00:49:30,428 --> 00:49:32,514
I really try to remember that
977
00:49:32,597 --> 00:49:34,224
she has that mentality
where it's like,
978
00:49:34,265 --> 00:49:35,475
you're not taking me down.
979
00:49:40,063 --> 00:49:41,815
- When I was struggling
with my mental health,
980
00:49:41,898 --> 00:49:45,777
I was practicing a lot
with Tatiana.
981
00:49:45,819 --> 00:49:47,821
She just set an example.
982
00:49:47,904 --> 00:49:50,240
Well, she's doing it.
I could do it too.
983
00:49:50,281 --> 00:49:52,701
It just kind of gave me
that motivation.
984
00:49:54,911 --> 00:49:56,454
I don't know if
I would consider myself
985
00:49:56,496 --> 00:49:59,290
falling into her footsteps
or carrying her legacy.
986
00:49:59,332 --> 00:50:01,292
I think that's definitely
a really hard thing to do.
987
00:50:01,334 --> 00:50:04,129
But I think
it's a feeling that
988
00:50:04,212 --> 00:50:06,589
kind of all of us
in the room are chasing.
989
00:50:09,300 --> 00:50:11,594
- If you look at the sport
and look at these athletes,
990
00:50:11,636 --> 00:50:14,472
they're all people that
other people aspire to be.
991
00:50:14,514 --> 00:50:19,978
These women show girls
what is possible.
992
00:50:20,020 --> 00:50:21,479
When you look
at what's gonna happen
993
00:50:21,521 --> 00:50:25,316
over the next 15 to 20 years
with young girls,
994
00:50:25,358 --> 00:50:28,319
watching these women
do what they do,
995
00:50:28,403 --> 00:50:32,365
you're gonna have a completely
different breed of women.
996
00:50:32,449 --> 00:50:36,995
It's all about little girls
seeing what's possible.
997
00:50:37,078 --> 00:50:40,165
- We haven't seen her
since June of 2019.
998
00:50:40,248 --> 00:50:43,335
It's a real travesty
to be in your prime
999
00:50:43,418 --> 00:50:45,420
and not fight
for three-plus years,
1000
00:50:45,503 --> 00:50:48,340
and to be as good as she is,
and to probably
1001
00:50:48,423 --> 00:50:50,175
be champion right now,
and who knows what
1002
00:50:50,216 --> 00:50:52,635
that would have done
for her life and her family
1003
00:50:52,677 --> 00:50:54,929
and her bank account
and all that stuff.
1004
00:50:55,013 --> 00:50:57,265
It's a tough pill to swallow.
1005
00:50:59,184 --> 00:51:01,895
- When you take three years
off in a combat sport
1006
00:51:01,978 --> 00:51:04,105
and try to come back,
it's hard.
1007
00:51:04,189 --> 00:51:05,357
It's very hard.
1008
00:51:05,398 --> 00:51:11,154
And now she's gotta overcome
ring rust, three years off.
1009
00:51:11,196 --> 00:51:12,906
You break your neck.
1010
00:51:12,989 --> 00:51:15,033
You get thyroid cancer.
1011
00:51:15,116 --> 00:51:19,079
Then you blow
your entire knee out.
1012
00:51:19,162 --> 00:51:21,122
At what point do you
just say, you know what?
1013
00:51:21,206 --> 00:51:22,248
Maybe this isn't for me,
1014
00:51:22,332 --> 00:51:24,042
and I need to go
in another direction.
1015
00:51:24,084 --> 00:51:27,045
But she's worked her
whole life to get here.
1016
00:51:27,128 --> 00:51:30,298
Life has thrown
a lot of shit at her.
1017
00:51:30,382 --> 00:51:32,676
And she's overcome it all.
1018
00:51:32,717 --> 00:51:34,594
You almost caught him
in a guillotine too.
1019
00:51:34,678 --> 00:51:35,512
Yeah, I know.
1020
00:51:35,553 --> 00:51:37,097
- He didn't wanna give it up.
- No.
1021
00:51:37,180 --> 00:51:39,849
He was looking over here
when you were choking him.
1022
00:51:39,891 --> 00:51:41,393
I think he's
a little embarrassed.
1023
00:51:54,239 --> 00:51:56,241
- Today, I'm going to text
Mick Maynard,
1024
00:51:56,324 --> 00:51:59,577
the matchmaker of the UFC,
to ask for a fight.
1025
00:51:59,661 --> 00:52:01,996
At this point, I feel
mentally ready for it.
1026
00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:04,165
I've been training
for a while now.
1027
00:52:04,249 --> 00:52:05,458
I feel strong.
1028
00:52:05,542 --> 00:52:10,255
And so now it's just a matter
of getting a fight and a date.
1029
00:52:12,090 --> 00:52:16,720
At this point,
I just want to fight anybody.
1030
00:52:16,761 --> 00:52:17,929
I don't really care who it is.
1031
00:52:17,971 --> 00:52:21,433
Oh, he texted back, guys.
1032
00:52:21,474 --> 00:52:23,226
He said, "You got it.
Good news."
1033
00:52:23,268 --> 00:52:26,187
And then he said,
"115, question mark?"
1034
00:52:26,271 --> 00:52:28,815
We're not doing 115
this fight, guys.
1035
00:52:28,898 --> 00:52:32,068
We're doing 125.
1036
00:52:32,110 --> 00:52:34,404
Your girl put on some muscle.
1037
00:52:36,281 --> 00:52:38,450
I mean, I train either way,
1038
00:52:38,533 --> 00:52:41,119
but I'm excited for him to be
working on a match-up for me
1039
00:52:41,202 --> 00:52:42,954
so that I can
finally get out there
1040
00:52:42,996 --> 00:52:44,164
and perform and compete,
1041
00:52:44,247 --> 00:52:46,374
'cause competing's
what I love most.
1042
00:52:46,458 --> 00:52:49,961
It's been a long time
since I've had a fight,
1043
00:52:50,045 --> 00:52:51,921
and I'm just excited
to go out there
1044
00:52:51,963 --> 00:52:53,631
and finally show what I can do.
1045
00:52:53,673 --> 00:52:56,259
So hopefully,
this is the start of it.
1046
00:52:56,301 --> 00:52:58,261
So I'm excited for that.
1047
00:53:01,473 --> 00:53:02,474
What's up, everyone?
1048
00:53:02,557 --> 00:53:04,225
James Lynch here,
doing a quick reaction video
1049
00:53:04,309 --> 00:53:05,685
to the news
that Tatiana Suarez
1050
00:53:05,769 --> 00:53:09,147
finally has her next fight
booked after a long layoff.
1051
00:53:09,230 --> 00:53:11,816
She's gonna be taking on
Montana De La Rosa.
1052
00:53:13,526 --> 00:53:15,779
- Montana's tough.
She comes forward.
1053
00:53:15,820 --> 00:53:17,489
She throws big, heavy shots.
1054
00:53:17,572 --> 00:53:18,782
She's got some
wrestling background,
1055
00:53:18,823 --> 00:53:20,825
so I'm sure she's gonna be
working on defending
1056
00:53:20,867 --> 00:53:22,243
takedowns and stuff like that.
1057
00:53:22,327 --> 00:53:23,453
Stop! Stop!
1058
00:53:23,495 --> 00:53:25,789
- Under the chin,
there's the tap.
1059
00:53:25,830 --> 00:53:27,207
She's a top tier fighter.
1060
00:53:27,290 --> 00:53:29,042
And then the one thing that
Montana has an advantage
1061
00:53:29,125 --> 00:53:31,252
over Tatiana is the fact
that we're fighting
1062
00:53:31,336 --> 00:53:32,837
at a heavier weight class.
1063
00:53:32,879 --> 00:53:34,756
- It's just great to see
Tatiana Suarez back in action.
1064
00:53:34,839 --> 00:53:35,882
It's been a while.
1065
00:53:35,965 --> 00:53:37,175
If she's healthy, she's gonna
make a lot of noise
1066
00:53:37,217 --> 00:53:38,718
in that division in 2023.
1067
00:53:38,802 --> 00:53:40,929
I'm really excited for that,
so...
1068
00:53:46,351 --> 00:53:48,436
I'm a little nervous,
actually.
1069
00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:51,314
I just need to get cleared
today so I can fight.
1070
00:53:51,356 --> 00:53:52,607
Am I doing the X-ray?
1071
00:53:52,691 --> 00:53:54,359
Yeah.
1072
00:53:54,442 --> 00:53:56,152
Now, I don't know
if you've gotten X-rays--
1073
00:53:56,194 --> 00:53:58,363
can you put your hair up in,
like, a high bun?
1074
00:54:01,825 --> 00:54:05,537
Raise your chin up for me,
a little higher.
1075
00:54:05,620 --> 00:54:12,585
♪ ♪
1076
00:54:15,296 --> 00:54:17,590
- You're scheduled
to fight on what date?
1077
00:54:17,674 --> 00:54:18,842
The 25th.
1078
00:54:18,883 --> 00:54:20,343
- You've been in camp, like,
the last six weeks at least?
1079
00:54:20,385 --> 00:54:21,845
- Yeah.
- Okay. All right.
1080
00:54:21,886 --> 00:54:25,598
So right now as your
competition is approaching,
1081
00:54:25,682 --> 00:54:26,891
you're not having
any neck pain?
1082
00:54:26,933 --> 00:54:28,309
No.
1083
00:54:28,393 --> 00:54:30,103
You're not having any
symptoms that extend
1084
00:54:30,186 --> 00:54:32,272
- into your arms or hands?
- Mm-mm.
1085
00:54:32,355 --> 00:54:34,065
- And you have been grappling?
- Right.
1086
00:54:34,149 --> 00:54:36,109
- You have been boxing.
- Right.
1087
00:54:36,192 --> 00:54:38,319
- And you're wrestling.
- Yeah.
1088
00:54:38,403 --> 00:54:40,822
Okay, and--and all this
is working out fine so far?
1089
00:54:40,905 --> 00:54:42,240
- Yeah.
- Okay.
1090
00:54:42,323 --> 00:54:43,241
So what I'm gonna do
is look at,
1091
00:54:43,324 --> 00:54:44,826
just to give you a heads-up,
look at your neck,
1092
00:54:44,909 --> 00:54:46,786
feel it, to have you
move your head around.
1093
00:54:46,870 --> 00:54:49,581
I'm gonna check your
reflexes, sensation.
1094
00:54:51,583 --> 00:54:53,626
If I touch the middle
of your neck in here...
1095
00:54:53,710 --> 00:54:55,337
Mm-mm.
1096
00:54:55,420 --> 00:54:57,422
Without turning your body,
just your chin all the way
1097
00:54:57,464 --> 00:54:59,215
- to the right, any issue?
- No.
1098
00:54:59,257 --> 00:55:00,467
All the way to the left?
1099
00:55:00,550 --> 00:55:02,135
And then the next thing
is to tilt.
1100
00:55:02,218 --> 00:55:03,470
- Any issue?
- Mm-mm.
1101
00:55:03,553 --> 00:55:04,971
And tilting, any issue?
1102
00:55:05,055 --> 00:55:06,431
- No.
- Okay.
1103
00:55:06,473 --> 00:55:08,266
So when we took X-rays
of your neck
1104
00:55:08,350 --> 00:55:11,394
with you sort of flexing
or going forward,
1105
00:55:11,436 --> 00:55:14,230
the importance of that
is that your spine is stable.
1106
00:55:14,272 --> 00:55:15,357
Yeah.
1107
00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:17,400
The bones stayed in line.
1108
00:55:17,442 --> 00:55:19,361
- They just move together.
- Yeah.
1109
00:55:19,444 --> 00:55:23,531
What you do have is,
you have bone spurs.
1110
00:55:23,615 --> 00:55:25,200
But what does this mean,
basically?
1111
00:55:25,241 --> 00:55:26,659
Basically, it means that
you have a lot of wear
1112
00:55:26,743 --> 00:55:28,036
- and tear in your neck.
- Yeah.
1113
00:55:28,119 --> 00:55:30,663
And so far you've been
stressing it over the last six
1114
00:55:30,747 --> 00:55:33,375
to eight weeks of training
and you have no symptoms.
1115
00:55:33,458 --> 00:55:36,294
So from your clinical history,
meaning you telling me
1116
00:55:36,378 --> 00:55:38,213
and I examining you, you know,
1117
00:55:38,296 --> 00:55:40,674
you would be cleared
to compete.
1118
00:55:40,757 --> 00:55:42,926
That's the conclusion
that we have at this time.
1119
00:55:47,305 --> 00:55:50,600
- I'm gonna do
a Skype interview at 2:00.
1120
00:55:50,642 --> 00:55:53,144
Oh, and I get to try on
my fight kit.
1121
00:55:54,646 --> 00:55:56,064
I mean,
I really like fight week.
1122
00:55:56,147 --> 00:55:59,401
I'm excited to, like,
sign the posters and stuff.
1123
00:56:03,279 --> 00:56:04,739
♪ ♪
1124
00:56:04,823 --> 00:56:06,908
- Can I sign anywhere?
- Except for the face.
1125
00:56:06,991 --> 00:56:08,326
Okay, perfect.
1126
00:56:08,410 --> 00:56:10,245
Really after,
you know, just doing it,
1127
00:56:10,286 --> 00:56:12,163
you're gonna help me
get to all the places--
1128
00:56:12,247 --> 00:56:13,289
I am, yep.
1129
00:56:13,331 --> 00:56:15,000
I need to do my meeting,
like, right now.
1130
00:56:15,041 --> 00:56:17,335
- We're so happy that
you're back in the mix here.
1131
00:56:17,377 --> 00:56:19,087
I've been itching
to get back.
1132
00:56:19,170 --> 00:56:20,380
I just love to compete.
1133
00:56:24,175 --> 00:56:26,511
Dude, I have a big hand.
1134
00:56:26,594 --> 00:56:29,222
I love the feeling of, like,
knowing that I'm gonna get
1135
00:56:29,305 --> 00:56:30,515
in the cage with somebody.
1136
00:56:30,557 --> 00:56:31,641
Like, simple combos.
1137
00:56:31,683 --> 00:56:33,184
Just like you're doing
is perfect.
1138
00:56:33,226 --> 00:56:34,853
All right.
1139
00:56:34,936 --> 00:56:36,146
I'm here.
1140
00:56:36,229 --> 00:56:37,939
What a wonderful sight.
Welcome back.
1141
00:56:38,023 --> 00:56:39,816
I know that
I'm the best in the world
1142
00:56:39,858 --> 00:56:41,151
and I just wanna go
and prove it,
1143
00:56:41,192 --> 00:56:43,028
but I couldn't 'cause I was
sidelined by injuries.
1144
00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:46,948
What are we doing?
1145
00:56:47,032 --> 00:56:48,324
- Regular stuff.
- Okay.
1146
00:56:48,366 --> 00:56:49,909
- So fight kit.
- Thank you.
1147
00:56:49,993 --> 00:56:51,202
Now what is it?
1148
00:56:51,286 --> 00:56:52,662
Now we're gonna hop
on the big stage.
1149
00:56:52,704 --> 00:56:54,581
- I'm mentally
prepared for anything.
1150
00:56:54,664 --> 00:56:55,790
Wrestling taught me that.
1151
00:56:55,874 --> 00:56:58,918
You know, I've been wrestling
since I was three years old.
1152
00:56:59,002 --> 00:57:01,713
Do you care if we go
into the other room
1153
00:57:01,796 --> 00:57:03,340
so that I could do
the interview too?
1154
00:57:03,381 --> 00:57:05,133
- Happy to be joined
by Tatiana Suarez.
1155
00:57:05,216 --> 00:57:07,052
Over the years you've had
a variety of injuries.
1156
00:57:07,135 --> 00:57:09,012
Like, what goes through your
head when something like that
1157
00:57:09,054 --> 00:57:09,888
happens to you again?
1158
00:57:09,929 --> 00:57:11,723
It was really hard,
but I was like,
1159
00:57:11,765 --> 00:57:14,893
this isn't gonna deter me
from doing what I love.
1160
00:57:14,934 --> 00:57:16,561
- Thank you so much
for doing this, Tatiana.
1161
00:57:16,644 --> 00:57:18,438
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
1162
00:57:18,521 --> 00:57:20,648
Thank you for having me on,
and sorry for being late.
1163
00:57:25,278 --> 00:57:32,285
♪ ♪
1164
00:57:32,285 --> 00:57:35,622
Feels good. I'm excited.
1165
00:57:35,705 --> 00:57:37,123
Mentally, I feel good,
1166
00:57:37,207 --> 00:57:40,418
and that's the biggest,
I think, obstacle sometimes
1167
00:57:40,502 --> 00:57:42,295
is, like,
being mentally prepared
1168
00:57:42,379 --> 00:57:43,963
to fight somebody
in a steel cage.
1169
00:57:44,047 --> 00:57:46,299
You know what I mean? So.
1170
00:57:46,383 --> 00:57:47,759
I'm jumping
for guillotines and stuff,
1171
00:57:47,801 --> 00:57:51,554
so once I start doing that,
I don't know.
1172
00:57:51,596 --> 00:57:53,264
I'm, like,
I definitely am ready
1173
00:57:53,348 --> 00:57:55,850
when I start doing stuff
like that.
1174
00:57:55,934 --> 00:58:02,899
♪ ♪
1175
00:58:06,778 --> 00:58:08,571
How do you--how do you
wanna do it, Tatiana?
1176
00:58:08,613 --> 00:58:11,408
How--do you wanna
save a little bit?
1177
00:58:11,449 --> 00:58:13,660
I always tell people you have
two fights on fight week.
1178
00:58:13,743 --> 00:58:15,203
You have your weight cut,
1179
00:58:15,286 --> 00:58:16,454
and then you have
the actual fight.
1180
00:58:16,496 --> 00:58:18,373
And for some athletes,
the weight cut
1181
00:58:18,415 --> 00:58:20,542
is more nerve-racking
than the actual fight.
1182
00:58:20,625 --> 00:58:23,336
I'm gonna get to 127.
1183
00:58:23,420 --> 00:58:24,546
- This is, like,
part of the fight
1184
00:58:24,629 --> 00:58:25,755
you don't look forward to.
1185
00:58:25,797 --> 00:58:28,466
No one looks forward
to sweating,
1186
00:58:28,508 --> 00:58:29,801
wearing the plastics.
1187
00:58:29,843 --> 00:58:31,720
You know, just really
kind of cooking your body
1188
00:58:31,803 --> 00:58:33,555
and dehydrating
your body like this.
1189
00:58:42,814 --> 00:58:44,733
You're--you're dripping.
1190
00:58:44,816 --> 00:58:46,526
And that's all.
We gotta keep the drips.
1191
00:58:46,609 --> 00:58:47,694
Whatever you gotta do
to keep it going,
1192
00:58:47,777 --> 00:58:48,945
but you don't have to work--
1193
00:58:48,987 --> 00:58:50,488
Shadowbox for 30 seconds,
and just walk.
1194
00:58:50,530 --> 00:58:51,614
Just walk around the room.
1195
00:58:51,656 --> 00:58:52,824
You don't have to do
anything crazy.
1196
00:58:52,866 --> 00:58:54,284
Yeah, just keep it going,
walking...
1197
00:58:57,328 --> 00:59:00,874
♪ ♪
1198
00:59:00,957 --> 00:59:02,834
Can we get you up for--
for like 5, 10 minutes,
1199
00:59:02,876 --> 00:59:04,336
and then let's check
your weight.
1200
00:59:04,377 --> 00:59:06,004
I wanna roll.
1201
00:59:06,087 --> 00:59:07,130
Do you want a roll?
1202
00:59:07,172 --> 00:59:08,673
- I wanna go--
- Yeah, we'll check it later.
1203
00:59:12,177 --> 00:59:15,555
Now I wanna just chill,
so maybe wrap me or something.
1204
00:59:15,638 --> 00:59:17,140
So you're trying
to do a little break?
1205
00:59:17,182 --> 00:59:18,475
Yeah.
1206
00:59:18,516 --> 00:59:25,690
♪ ♪
1207
00:59:27,650 --> 00:59:29,361
45 minutes?
1208
00:59:29,402 --> 00:59:31,821
Almost 45 minutes,
43, 44 minutes.
1209
00:59:31,863 --> 00:59:33,406
Okay.
1210
00:59:33,490 --> 00:59:35,450
- 5 minutes.
- 24 minutes.
1211
00:59:35,533 --> 00:59:37,911
We can layer you down
a little bit too.
1212
00:59:39,329 --> 00:59:40,372
Six, seven?
1213
00:59:40,413 --> 00:59:42,332
Seven?
1214
00:59:46,169 --> 00:59:53,176
♪ ♪
1215
01:00:04,396 --> 01:00:06,106
Ooh, man.
Look at that.
1216
01:00:06,189 --> 01:00:07,982
You're laying
in a puddle of water.
1217
01:00:14,239 --> 01:00:15,323
Like, five.
1218
01:00:17,450 --> 01:00:19,327
Activity completed.
1219
01:00:19,411 --> 01:00:20,704
Nice.
1220
01:00:20,745 --> 01:00:23,248
I forgot how terrible it is.
1221
01:00:23,331 --> 01:00:30,296
♪ ♪
1222
01:00:47,605 --> 01:00:51,192
Next to the scale,
Tatiana Suarez.
1223
01:01:01,327 --> 01:01:02,996
125.
1224
01:01:03,079 --> 01:01:08,418
Official weight 125 pounds
for Tatiana Suarez.
1225
01:01:08,460 --> 01:01:12,464
There's a lot of people that,
after they weigh in,
1226
01:01:12,505 --> 01:01:13,798
they tend to eat a lot.
1227
01:01:13,882 --> 01:01:16,134
I don't eat a lot.
1228
01:01:16,176 --> 01:01:18,762
I always wanna stay, like,
somewhat hungry,
1229
01:01:18,803 --> 01:01:19,971
because I feel like
it makes me
1230
01:01:20,055 --> 01:01:21,973
more primal when I go
into a fight.
1231
01:01:22,015 --> 01:01:24,184
Up next, we're in the
women's flyweight division,
1232
01:01:24,267 --> 01:01:29,147
Montana De La Rosa
takes on Tatiana Suarez.
1233
01:01:30,607 --> 01:01:31,858
- Tatiana,
let me just tell you,
1234
01:01:31,941 --> 01:01:34,903
it is an honor
to say welcome back.
1235
01:01:34,986 --> 01:01:38,823
How did you stay dedicated
and motivated to your future
1236
01:01:38,907 --> 01:01:41,534
and not crumble
under all these things that
1237
01:01:41,618 --> 01:01:42,952
have been on your shoulders?
1238
01:01:42,994 --> 01:01:45,663
For me, my mom raised me
to be really strong.
1239
01:01:45,747 --> 01:01:47,916
And when things don't,
you know, go your way,
1240
01:01:47,999 --> 01:01:50,502
you gotta just pick yourself up
and figure it out.
1241
01:01:50,585 --> 01:01:52,045
- Clear.
- Oh, my God.
1242
01:01:52,128 --> 01:01:54,381
Give me a hug.
We have missed you.
1243
01:01:59,052 --> 01:02:00,720
- Thank you, guys.
- See you guys later.
1244
01:02:00,804 --> 01:02:02,681
- Bye. See you.
- Bye-bye now.
1245
01:02:05,684 --> 01:02:12,899
♪ ♪
1246
01:02:16,528 --> 01:02:18,238
- Hey!
- Hi, Mom.
1247
01:02:18,321 --> 01:02:21,199
Hi, baby.
1248
01:02:21,282 --> 01:02:22,659
How was the trip?
1249
01:02:22,701 --> 01:02:24,911
It was raining
and snowing a little bit.
1250
01:02:24,994 --> 01:02:28,206
That pass, the 15,
gets really foggy sometimes.
1251
01:02:28,289 --> 01:02:29,541
And it's very scary.
1252
01:02:29,624 --> 01:02:30,875
'Cause one time
I did the drive,
1253
01:02:30,917 --> 01:02:33,795
you could not see
in front of you at all.
1254
01:02:33,878 --> 01:02:35,380
Weight cut was easy?
1255
01:02:35,422 --> 01:02:36,381
You look good.
1256
01:02:36,464 --> 01:02:38,800
I didn't look drained
at the weigh-in, did I?
1257
01:02:38,842 --> 01:02:41,052
- Did you see my weigh-in?
- I didn't see the weigh-in.
1258
01:02:41,136 --> 01:02:42,721
125.
1259
01:02:42,762 --> 01:02:45,306
- Yay.
- 125 pounds.
1260
01:02:45,390 --> 01:02:46,766
I'm just kidding.
1261
01:02:46,850 --> 01:02:49,185
My relationship
with my mom now is good.
1262
01:02:49,227 --> 01:02:51,604
It's easier for me
to understand
1263
01:02:51,688 --> 01:02:53,898
a lot of the things
and the reasons
1264
01:02:53,940 --> 01:02:56,484
why she did the things she did.
1265
01:02:56,568 --> 01:02:59,404
When you're a kid, you don't
know how hard life is.
1266
01:03:00,989 --> 01:03:03,033
I love her because I know that
1267
01:03:03,074 --> 01:03:05,035
she only wanted
the best for me.
1268
01:03:05,076 --> 01:03:07,537
You know,
and she sacrificed a lot,
1269
01:03:07,579 --> 01:03:10,248
and she was in pain
while doing it.
1270
01:03:10,290 --> 01:03:13,752
And she probably felt alone
while doing it.
1271
01:03:13,835 --> 01:03:17,422
So I'm grateful for it.
1272
01:03:19,174 --> 01:03:22,218
- Having the kids
at my young age
1273
01:03:22,260 --> 01:03:23,970
and wanting them
to be successful
1274
01:03:24,054 --> 01:03:26,848
because I wanted to prove
a point that my kids
1275
01:03:26,931 --> 01:03:28,892
could be successful too.
1276
01:03:28,933 --> 01:03:32,937
But I didn't have the skills
I needed to be a parent.
1277
01:03:32,979 --> 01:03:34,981
When you're young,
you take direction
1278
01:03:35,065 --> 01:03:37,942
from the people that you know.
1279
01:03:37,984 --> 01:03:40,904
- I think her trying
to push me was so that
1280
01:03:40,945 --> 01:03:43,073
I wouldn't make
the same mistakes
1281
01:03:43,114 --> 01:03:45,492
and so that I could
have a better life
1282
01:03:45,575 --> 01:03:47,202
than what she thought she had.
1283
01:03:47,285 --> 01:03:49,037
I remember she told me,
like, at one point,
1284
01:03:49,120 --> 01:03:52,123
she was digging in her car
and trying to get some change
1285
01:03:52,207 --> 01:03:56,127
just so that she could get gas
to take me to practice.
1286
01:03:56,211 --> 01:03:58,129
You know, this is
how much dedication
1287
01:03:58,171 --> 01:04:02,217
she was putting into providing
a better life for me.
1288
01:04:02,300 --> 01:04:05,095
I always feel nervous
when she's gonna fight.
1289
01:04:05,136 --> 01:04:08,682
I always feel nervous--
not that I feel
1290
01:04:08,765 --> 01:04:10,141
like she's not gonna win.
1291
01:04:10,183 --> 01:04:13,395
It's just, like,
a mom thing, I guess.
1292
01:04:13,478 --> 01:04:14,979
Even just little hurts,
1293
01:04:15,021 --> 01:04:17,982
like when she cut her eye,
1294
01:04:18,066 --> 01:04:21,277
or just little things,
you know, it bothers me.
1295
01:04:21,319 --> 01:04:22,362
She's my daughter.
1296
01:04:22,445 --> 01:04:25,907
But so I get nervous
that I can't protect her.
1297
01:04:25,990 --> 01:04:29,244
I always stand up for myself.
1298
01:04:29,327 --> 01:04:30,745
Right?
1299
01:04:30,787 --> 01:04:32,497
I think all my kids
are pretty good at that.
1300
01:04:32,539 --> 01:04:34,374
Yeah. Yeah.
1301
01:04:37,460 --> 01:04:40,046
I forgave my mom for--
for all of it
1302
01:04:40,130 --> 01:04:44,259
just because I know
how much my mom loves me.
1303
01:04:44,342 --> 01:04:46,928
You know, I can see it.
I can feel it.
1304
01:04:47,012 --> 01:04:48,930
And I know that she, like,
1305
01:04:49,014 --> 01:04:52,183
wishes she could
do it all over again, but...
1306
01:04:54,019 --> 01:04:57,188
I think she did a great job
with, uh...
1307
01:04:59,649 --> 01:05:01,276
With what she had.
1308
01:05:12,912 --> 01:05:15,081
- Stepping into a cage
with another athlete
1309
01:05:15,165 --> 01:05:16,958
who's been training
for six to eight weeks
1310
01:05:17,042 --> 01:05:19,169
studying you to fight you,
1311
01:05:19,210 --> 01:05:21,129
probably one of the most
intense sports
1312
01:05:21,212 --> 01:05:22,339
you can compete in, right?
1313
01:05:22,380 --> 01:05:23,965
It's different than
a lot of other sports.
1314
01:05:24,049 --> 01:05:26,217
All eyes are on you.
It's not a team sport.
1315
01:05:26,301 --> 01:05:28,011
You know, there's a chance
you can get knocked out.
1316
01:05:28,053 --> 01:05:29,888
There's a lot kind of
racing through your mind.
1317
01:05:29,929 --> 01:05:31,723
Okay. All right.
1318
01:05:31,765 --> 01:05:32,682
Do you wanna pray with us?
1319
01:05:32,724 --> 01:05:33,975
Yes, 100%.
1320
01:05:34,059 --> 01:05:35,685
- I'm with you.
- All right.
1321
01:05:35,727 --> 01:05:38,396
Father God, just,
I wanna thank you
1322
01:05:38,480 --> 01:05:41,316
for everything you've done
in our lives, for--
1323
01:05:41,399 --> 01:05:43,943
for just being
with Tatiana today.
1324
01:05:44,027 --> 01:05:46,112
Help her to use her
God-given talents
1325
01:05:46,196 --> 01:05:48,490
and to remember
where she came from, God,
1326
01:05:48,573 --> 01:05:50,241
and how far she's come.
1327
01:05:50,283 --> 01:05:52,243
Give her strength
in her fighting
1328
01:05:52,285 --> 01:05:54,120
and in her mind
and in her heart, God.
1329
01:05:54,204 --> 01:05:55,955
We love you, God, and it's
in your son's name I pray.
1330
01:05:56,039 --> 01:05:58,083
Amen.
both: Amen.
1331
01:06:01,044 --> 01:06:02,504
Thank you.
1332
01:06:02,587 --> 01:06:04,547
Thank you, Lisa.
1333
01:06:08,259 --> 01:06:10,345
It comes with a lot
of extra emotions,
1334
01:06:10,428 --> 01:06:12,889
a lot of vulnerabilities,
a lot of insecurities.
1335
01:06:12,931 --> 01:06:14,683
So for her to control that,
1336
01:06:14,766 --> 01:06:17,602
Tatiana has one of the best
minds in all of MMA,
1337
01:06:17,644 --> 01:06:20,563
seeing as her injuries--
her ACL, her neck injuries,
1338
01:06:20,605 --> 01:06:23,108
injuries that
she's been able to overcome
1339
01:06:23,149 --> 01:06:24,275
and still have
a strong mindset.
1340
01:06:24,317 --> 01:06:26,027
Even though
she's still that strong,
1341
01:06:26,111 --> 01:06:28,071
these feelings--
anyone could succumb to them,
1342
01:06:28,113 --> 01:06:30,156
so it's important
for her to still have
1343
01:06:30,240 --> 01:06:31,533
her strong mindset right now.
1344
01:06:31,616 --> 01:06:34,869
And she does,
so I know in a couple hours,
1345
01:06:34,953 --> 01:06:37,497
she's gonna do
a great, great job.
1346
01:06:37,580 --> 01:06:44,546
♪ ♪
1347
01:06:54,514 --> 01:06:58,309
- The things that we do
take discipline,
1348
01:06:58,393 --> 01:07:00,854
and you have to constantly
say that to yourself.
1349
01:07:00,937 --> 01:07:02,272
Like, how bad do I want this?
1350
01:07:02,313 --> 01:07:05,650
How hard do I have
to work for this?
1351
01:07:05,692 --> 01:07:08,486
- I've had this recurring
dream where I always, like,
1352
01:07:08,528 --> 01:07:11,448
picture myself
at the top of that podium.
1353
01:07:11,489 --> 01:07:13,575
I just--I really want
that moment to come,
1354
01:07:13,658 --> 01:07:15,368
so I'm gonna do, like,
everything in my power
1355
01:07:15,452 --> 01:07:18,163
that I can just to have that.
1356
01:07:19,998 --> 01:07:22,500
I would rather take a loss
where I took chances any day,
1357
01:07:22,542 --> 01:07:24,878
where I would take a win
where I played it safe.
1358
01:07:24,961 --> 01:07:26,963
And I just feel like
it's another step
1359
01:07:27,005 --> 01:07:28,757
to where I wanna be.
1360
01:07:30,633 --> 01:07:32,677
- I just kind of find
a part of myself
1361
01:07:32,719 --> 01:07:33,845
before I step onto the mat.
1362
01:07:33,928 --> 01:07:36,514
I just feel indestructible.
1363
01:07:36,598 --> 01:07:39,601
Making my opponent quit
is the number one thing
1364
01:07:39,684 --> 01:07:40,852
that's on my mind.
1365
01:07:40,894 --> 01:07:48,109
♪ ♪
1366
01:07:55,575 --> 01:07:59,204
Boom, that's your
knockout right there.
1367
01:08:01,039 --> 01:08:02,207
Yep.
1368
01:08:08,171 --> 01:08:10,715
Cracked my neck.
You feel it?
1369
01:08:12,509 --> 01:08:14,386
Let's go, baby.
1370
01:08:14,427 --> 01:08:17,597
We all got your back.
Got an army.
1371
01:08:17,681 --> 01:08:24,562
♪ ♪
1372
01:08:27,399 --> 01:08:31,069
- And after almost four years
on the sidelines,
1373
01:08:31,152 --> 01:08:34,531
Tatiana Suarez
returns tonight.
1374
01:08:37,992 --> 01:08:40,537
- fans everywhere
want to see
1375
01:08:40,578 --> 01:08:43,498
what she delivers
in the Octagon.
1376
01:08:59,097 --> 01:09:05,895
Tatiana Suarez!
1377
01:09:08,773 --> 01:09:12,110
- The first fight
since June of 2019.
1378
01:09:12,152 --> 01:09:13,278
The return comes now.
1379
01:09:13,319 --> 01:09:14,571
- It's worth remembering,
though,
1380
01:09:14,612 --> 01:09:17,115
Suarez is
a lifelong competitor.
1381
01:09:17,157 --> 01:09:18,783
Four years away,
but in a life,
1382
01:09:18,825 --> 01:09:20,744
that's kind of just a blip.
1383
01:09:20,785 --> 01:09:21,911
And she's a monster.
1384
01:09:21,953 --> 01:09:23,955
When it comes to wrestling,
no one's been able
1385
01:09:23,997 --> 01:09:25,373
to stay on their feet.
1386
01:09:26,958 --> 01:09:28,585
Just making her
carry her weight.
1387
01:09:28,626 --> 01:09:30,420
- Her opponent's
a UFC veteran,
1388
01:09:30,462 --> 01:09:33,256
also the husband
of Montana De La Rosa.
1389
01:09:37,802 --> 01:09:39,721
- De La Rosa doing
a good job peppering
1390
01:09:39,804 --> 01:09:41,306
with little uppercuts.
1391
01:09:41,389 --> 01:09:43,892
And so far this is
the toughest test
1392
01:09:43,975 --> 01:09:46,644
we've seen for Suarez
taking somebody down.
1393
01:09:46,728 --> 01:09:48,730
- That shows the strength
of De La Rosa, and that's--
1394
01:09:48,813 --> 01:09:50,607
the weight class right there
makes a difference.
1395
01:09:50,648 --> 01:09:53,401
- De La Rosa really
making her work for it.
1396
01:09:53,485 --> 01:09:55,111
Good.
Square your hips up.
1397
01:09:55,153 --> 01:09:56,863
Clear your head.
1398
01:09:56,946 --> 01:09:57,989
Suarez pops her head out,
1399
01:09:58,073 --> 01:09:59,324
will go to work
from full guard.
1400
01:09:59,407 --> 01:10:01,409
- And that's classic
Tatiana Suarez.
1401
01:10:01,493 --> 01:10:03,495
That is how
she wins the fights.
1402
01:10:03,536 --> 01:10:06,623
But let's see what
Montana's got off her back.
1403
01:10:06,664 --> 01:10:07,499
Straighten up!
1404
01:10:07,540 --> 01:10:08,917
Use that gauge.
Fight the hands.
1405
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:10,669
- Montana's doing a good job
fighting back to her feet.
1406
01:10:10,752 --> 01:10:11,628
A little knee there.
1407
01:10:11,670 --> 01:10:13,838
Stay behind her.
Stay behind her.
1408
01:10:16,925 --> 01:10:19,678
♪ ♪
1409
01:10:19,719 --> 01:10:21,763
- First five minutes
for Tatiana Suarez
1410
01:10:21,846 --> 01:10:23,390
in 3 1/2 years in the books.
1411
01:10:23,473 --> 01:10:24,891
Second round coming up.
1412
01:10:24,974 --> 01:10:26,142
Tatiana Suarez.
1413
01:10:27,185 --> 01:10:32,482
♪ ♪
1414
01:10:32,524 --> 01:10:34,109
Take that mouthpiece out,
Tati?
1415
01:10:34,192 --> 01:10:35,694
You gotta strike her
a little more.
1416
01:10:35,777 --> 01:10:37,862
Bounce around, get a little
more comfortable out there.
1417
01:10:37,904 --> 01:10:40,949
Dance, move your head.
Dance, move your head, okay?
1418
01:10:43,785 --> 01:10:45,495
- Dominic,
when you dust it off
1419
01:10:45,537 --> 01:10:47,747
after a long layoff
due to injury,
1420
01:10:47,831 --> 01:10:50,542
how is Tatiana Suarez feeling
right now after five minutes?
1421
01:10:50,625 --> 01:10:51,960
- Oh, I don't know
how she's feeling.
1422
01:10:52,043 --> 01:10:53,670
I know she's prepared
for this fight, though.
1423
01:10:53,712 --> 01:10:54,754
You could see it.
1424
01:10:54,838 --> 01:10:56,089
We'll see after this round,
though, we'll know.
1425
01:10:56,172 --> 01:10:58,508
Oh!
1426
01:10:58,550 --> 01:11:00,760
Bust her up, Tatiana.
Elbow her right there.
1427
01:11:00,844 --> 01:11:02,846
Cut her up. Let's go.
1428
01:11:02,887 --> 01:11:04,347
Take down. Take down.
1429
01:11:04,389 --> 01:11:05,390
Suarez is so strong.
1430
01:11:05,432 --> 01:11:07,225
She's doing a good job so far.
1431
01:11:07,267 --> 01:11:08,810
Oh, and gets spun down.
1432
01:11:11,146 --> 01:11:14,065
- The classic head
and arm throw.
1433
01:11:14,107 --> 01:11:15,650
De La Rosa can explode here,
1434
01:11:15,734 --> 01:11:17,736
now she's getting
dragged down.
1435
01:11:17,777 --> 01:11:24,659
♪ ♪
1436
01:11:24,743 --> 01:11:27,912
- Good front headlock.
- Wow. Absolutely.
1437
01:11:32,334 --> 01:11:34,794
- She goes for the guillotine.
She--
1438
01:11:34,878 --> 01:11:36,921
- Wow, that looks deep.
- Digs back.
1439
01:11:38,131 --> 01:11:40,592
Keep the crunch, Tatiana!
1440
01:11:40,675 --> 01:11:42,427
There's a slight grimace.
1441
01:11:42,510 --> 01:11:45,347
Suarez is gonna be a little
more on her side, though.
1442
01:11:52,771 --> 01:11:55,690
- De La Rosa,
she's on the side.
1443
01:11:55,774 --> 01:11:59,110
- She could get out, though.
She's doing the right thing.
1444
01:11:59,194 --> 01:12:00,362
She's gonna tap!
1445
01:12:01,446 --> 01:12:04,157
Oh, that'll do it!
1446
01:12:04,240 --> 01:12:08,119
Tatiana Suarez
back in a big way,
1447
01:12:08,161 --> 01:12:10,205
second round submission--
1448
01:12:10,288 --> 01:12:12,123
With a guillotine, baby!
Let's go.
1449
01:12:12,165 --> 01:12:14,292
Come on, baby.
1450
01:12:25,387 --> 01:12:26,846
She took a gamble,
1451
01:12:26,930 --> 01:12:28,598
big chance going
for that guillotine,
1452
01:12:28,640 --> 01:12:30,308
giving up top position.
1453
01:12:30,350 --> 01:12:32,310
- Wrestling 101,
snap to the front headlock,
1454
01:12:32,352 --> 01:12:33,978
and then here's
the jiu jitsu 101.
1455
01:12:34,062 --> 01:12:36,981
Throw the full guard in once
you get it underneath the chin
1456
01:12:37,023 --> 01:12:38,316
and just commit.
1457
01:12:40,902 --> 01:12:46,491
♪ ♪
1458
01:12:46,533 --> 01:12:48,410
Declaring the winner
by submission
1459
01:12:48,493 --> 01:12:50,161
due to a guillotine choke,
1460
01:12:50,245 --> 01:12:55,000
Tatiana Suarez!
1461
01:12:57,627 --> 01:12:59,796
Tatiana, tell me,
how good does this feel?
1462
01:12:59,838 --> 01:13:03,049
Four years away
from the Octagon.
1463
01:13:03,133 --> 01:13:04,843
Oh, my God.
I'm so happy.
1464
01:13:04,884 --> 01:13:08,304
I've been dreaming about this
for a long time.
1465
01:13:08,346 --> 01:13:09,723
I wasn't able to fight.
1466
01:13:09,806 --> 01:13:11,558
And it's really hard
when you can't do
1467
01:13:11,641 --> 01:13:13,309
what you love to do the most.
1468
01:13:13,351 --> 01:13:16,229
And I know what it's like
to lose one dream,
1469
01:13:16,312 --> 01:13:18,106
and I didn't
wanna lose another.
1470
01:13:18,189 --> 01:13:21,401
So, um, for me,
I just felt like,
1471
01:13:21,484 --> 01:13:24,487
I'm just really happy
that I can show anybody
1472
01:13:24,529 --> 01:13:26,823
if they're going
through tough times,
1473
01:13:26,906 --> 01:13:28,283
to keep your head up,
1474
01:13:28,366 --> 01:13:30,243
'cause it's gonna--
it's gonna work out.
1475
01:13:30,326 --> 01:13:32,912
And that optimism
that I have in my--
1476
01:13:32,996 --> 01:13:34,205
my heart and my--
1477
01:13:34,247 --> 01:13:36,166
my--my mom taught me that.
1478
01:13:36,207 --> 01:13:38,752
'Cause, you know, she knew
that I was gonna have...
1479
01:13:38,835 --> 01:13:39,878
Go, Mama.
1480
01:13:39,961 --> 01:13:41,296
- You know,
a really tough life.
1481
01:13:41,379 --> 01:13:43,757
Go, Mom.
1482
01:13:43,840 --> 01:13:45,508
- You know, I was
in a male-dominated sport,
1483
01:13:45,592 --> 01:13:47,844
and I was told my whole life
that I shouldn't be there.
1484
01:13:47,886 --> 01:13:49,387
So here I am.
1485
01:13:49,429 --> 01:13:50,889
And I belong here.
1486
01:13:50,972 --> 01:13:53,433
Congratulations
on a great comeback.
1487
01:13:53,516 --> 01:13:57,062
Ladies and gentlemen,
Tatiana Suarez!
1488
01:14:01,566 --> 01:14:02,984
- And it's hard to argue
with that
1489
01:14:03,068 --> 01:14:04,402
'cause there's not a lot
of athletes
1490
01:14:04,486 --> 01:14:06,071
that have come back
from what Tatiana Suarez
1491
01:14:06,112 --> 01:14:07,238
has come back from.
1492
01:14:07,280 --> 01:14:08,990
And when you do something
like this after a layoff,
1493
01:14:09,074 --> 01:14:10,700
after everybody tells you
it's impossible
1494
01:14:10,742 --> 01:14:12,535
and it can't be done
and you're not as good
1495
01:14:12,577 --> 01:14:15,372
as the other people who
stayed in, and you go do it,
1496
01:14:15,413 --> 01:14:18,083
it's hard to stop you
after that.
1497
01:14:23,296 --> 01:14:24,422
You had it.
1498
01:14:24,506 --> 01:14:25,632
I was, like, don't you
let that fucking go.
1499
01:14:25,715 --> 01:14:26,800
I knew you had her.
1500
01:14:26,883 --> 01:14:29,928
'Cause you just practiced it
right before you walked out.
1501
01:14:29,969 --> 01:14:32,097
You were like, let me do
one more guillotine on you.
1502
01:14:32,180 --> 01:14:33,264
And you jumped and did it.
1503
01:14:33,306 --> 01:14:34,974
My brother's on the phone.
1504
01:14:35,058 --> 01:14:36,601
What's up?
1505
01:14:38,561 --> 01:14:41,439
It feels good,
and I'm excited, man.
1506
01:14:41,481 --> 01:14:44,025
I'm so excited.
I wish you were here.
1507
01:14:48,113 --> 01:14:49,364
Thank you, bro.
1508
01:14:55,620 --> 01:14:57,831
I got 50,000 extra dollars.
1509
01:14:57,914 --> 01:14:59,624
Yeah, they said
you got a bonus.
1510
01:14:59,666 --> 01:15:01,084
I was wondering
what it was from.
1511
01:15:01,126 --> 01:15:03,628
Yeah, like, they give you,
like, a performance bonus
1512
01:15:03,670 --> 01:15:05,005
if you do really well.
1513
01:15:05,088 --> 01:15:06,756
If you get a submission,
you get a bonus.
1514
01:15:06,798 --> 01:15:08,717
- Yeah, or a knockout.
- Yeah.
1515
01:15:08,800 --> 01:15:09,926
Yeah, or a fight
of the night,
1516
01:15:09,968 --> 01:15:11,344
which is when they're beating
the shit out of each other.
1517
01:15:11,428 --> 01:15:13,847
You don't want that one.
1518
01:15:13,930 --> 01:15:15,682
Let's go.
1519
01:15:18,351 --> 01:15:20,145
Dude,
you're fucking bad-ass, bro.
1520
01:15:20,228 --> 01:15:21,521
Thank you.
1521
01:15:24,482 --> 01:15:26,568
I just feel like
I needed this one
1522
01:15:26,651 --> 01:15:29,029
for me, for my family,
1523
01:15:29,112 --> 01:15:30,488
like, everybody
who believes in me
1524
01:15:30,530 --> 01:15:32,574
and, like, hasn't given up
on me.
1525
01:15:34,200 --> 01:15:36,286
I'm back, though.
1526
01:15:36,327 --> 01:15:37,996
I'm so happy.
1527
01:15:38,038 --> 01:15:44,919
♪ ♪
1528
01:15:45,003 --> 01:15:47,714
- When I look at her,
I still see the baby
1529
01:15:47,797 --> 01:15:50,508
that was when I had her
and I looked at her eyes.
1530
01:15:50,592 --> 01:15:53,011
And I saw something special.
1531
01:15:54,971 --> 01:15:56,931
I had all these dreams
for her,
1532
01:15:57,015 --> 01:16:01,519
none of which I thought would
be wrestling or fighting,
1533
01:16:01,603 --> 01:16:04,856
but that she have
a great life,
1534
01:16:04,939 --> 01:16:11,696
that whatever she wanted
in life would happen for her.
1535
01:16:11,780 --> 01:16:14,074
- She's been in some
fucked up places, man.
1536
01:16:14,157 --> 01:16:17,786
And she's not broken.
1537
01:16:17,869 --> 01:16:22,791
It's just the beginning,
and she's not gonna break.
1538
01:16:25,502 --> 01:16:28,713
- I think that's what
challenges are supposed to do.
1539
01:16:28,755 --> 01:16:31,591
They're supposed
to make you better.
1540
01:16:31,675 --> 01:16:33,218
I'm grateful
for every single thing
1541
01:16:33,259 --> 01:16:36,262
that I've faced that was hard.
1542
01:16:36,346 --> 01:16:40,558
It helped me become a better
athlete, a better person.
1543
01:16:40,642 --> 01:16:43,228
For me,
that's part of my legacy.
1544
01:16:45,188 --> 01:16:49,776
It's not about
the victories for me.
1545
01:16:49,859 --> 01:16:52,862
It's about me inspiring
whoever I can
1546
01:16:52,904 --> 01:16:56,199
to pursue their dreams
and their passions.
1547
01:16:56,241 --> 01:16:58,743
Not only that,
but when things are tough,
1548
01:16:58,785 --> 01:17:01,705
to persevere
through those tough times.
1549
01:17:06,584 --> 01:17:13,800
♪ ♪