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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Thailand’s Loma Lookboonmee is back in the loss column after a defeat against Mexico’s Lupita “Loopy” Godinez on the undercard of UFC Fight Night 198 on Saturday in Las Vegas. The 25-year-old strawweight, who remains the only Thai fighter in history to compete in the UFC’s Octagon, was originally slated to battle Cheyanne Buys on the event inside the UFC Apex facility, but was matched up with Godinez on short notice when Buys tested positive for Covid-19. Unfortunately for Loma, Godinez made the most of the short-notice opportunity, using a wrestling-heavy game plan to capture a unanimous deci…