Fatima Kline calls out former champion and former title challenger

Four straight victories have Fatima Kline chasing elitecompetition. | 📷: Dave Mandel/Invicta FCFatimaKline is aiming high after her latest win in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Kline earned a dominant unanimous decision win over TabathaRicci at UFC Oklahoma City. She is now eyeing either former strawweightchampion Weili Zhangor former title challenger TatianaSuarez. While Kline has had only five UFC fights, "TheArchangel" believes her dominant performance against Ricci warrantsa high-profile matchup against Weili or Suarez next.

Fatima Kline believes she's ready for Weili Zhang rightnow

While Kline admits that Zhang and Suarez have more experience, shebelieves she can compensate with her skills. The 26-year-old isconfident that she can hold her own against the best in theworld."It seems like everybody thinks my greatest challenge would beWeili," Kline told Ariel Helwani. "I think I can beat the best inthe world, so I'd be more than happy to take that, but I could seeTatiana as well… After a performance like I had, I do expect it tohappen immediately… I think skillset-wise I can compete at the topof the division. Sure, they might have more experience than me, butI don't think in any way they have more skill than me. And that'swhy I think I can beat the best in the world."Kline (10-1) has won four straight bouts, with two finishes, sinceher lone professional loss in her UFC debut in 2024.Zhang (26-4) won the strawweight title for the second time in 2022and defended it thrice before moving up to flyweight. The Chinesestar hasn't fought since coming up short against ValentinaShevchenko in her flyweight title bid this past November.Meanwhile, Suarez (12-1) rebounded with a two-fight winning streaksince suffering her only professional loss in a failed strawweighttitle bid against Zhang last year.