UFC strawweight Loopy Godinez made a big step in her MMA career after her dominant win at Noche UFC.
Godinez entered the UFC’s official rankings at 115 pounds after badly beating and then submitting Elise Reed at the Mexican Independence Day event last month in Las Vegas. Godinez (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC), who currently sits at No. 13, was caught off guard by her placement despite being 5-1 in her past six UFC outings.
“I didn’t know because she (Reed) wasn’t ranked, and to tell you the truth, I didn’t expect it, but it was something that was coming sooner or later,” Godinez told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “I thought that maybe after the next one then maybe, but I didn’t know that I was going to enter the rankings after this one. I’m happy. And if things are working out this way, it’s for a reason. The UFC knows I’m ready to be there, and they know I have that level.”
