Thai professional combined martial artist Loma Lookboonmee was crushed at a UFC event on Saturday. The struggle was held in Las Vegas, where Loma confronted Mexican opponent Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night 198. Loma is the primary and solely Thai to compete within the American combined martial arts promotion firm Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Thailand has a wealthy martial arts historical past. Muay Thai, or Thai kickboxing, is the nationwide sport of Thailand. Despite that truth, the Bangkok Post stories that Loma is the only Thai to make the move to the UFC, where she has a document of 3-2. She trains on the famous Phuket martial arts gym Tiger Muay Thai. Before signing with the UFC Loma had a storied Muay Thai career, in accordance with Wikipedia, the place she competed in every IFMA World Muay Thai Championship between 2015-2019. She medalled in all of those competitions, taking house three Golds, one Silver and one Bronze.
Loma was initially scheduled to face another opponent for UFC Fight Night 198, reports the Post, however they had to pull out on the last minute and were changed by Lupita Godinez. Strange ended Loma’s 2-fight win streak, capturing the victory by unanimous determination. In a post-fight interview, the victor offered praise to the Thai fighter for her efforts in the course of the contest.
“I was looking for the finish but she did a fantastic job defending…I cannot be upset about that, I’m competing with one of the best of one of the best in this organisation.”