Strawweights Tatiana Suarez and Loopy Godinez faced off in a battle of ranked women’s 115lb’ers on the UFC 327 preliminary card.
With both fighters coming off wins, the fight was a big one for the strawweight division, and it was Loopy drawing first blood. She landed a hard right hand, and drilled Suarez with follow-up strikes while the former title challenger was on her knees after being thrown down. While Tatiana escaped she was slammed down, though soon enough, it was Suarez getting in control in the grappling department, even though Godinez was able to hold her own.
Suarez then spent the rest of the round on top, and got back in control in round two. By ninety seconds in, she had the back, Loopy on top of her, hooks in. Suarez went looking for the rear-naked choke, getting under the neck with Godinez fighting the hands. For a time, Loopy was safe, but the choke got tighter, and soon enough, Godinez was forced to tap!
With the win, Suarez now has back-to-back victories after coming up short against Weili Zhang. Godinez sees her own two-fight win streak snapped meanwhile. The loss also saw her stopped for the first time in her MMA career.
Official Result: Tatiana Suarez def. Loopy Godinez by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 2:29
