Marina Rodriguez promised to make her rematch with Michelle Waterson-Gomez even more definitive than the first fight, and she absolutely did that at UFC Fight Night 228 . Rodriguez (17-3-2 MMA, 7-3-2 UFC) was nothing short of dominant in handing Waterson-Gomez (18-11 MMA, 6-7 UFC) her fourth consecutive defeat, scoring a TKO at the 2:42 mark of Round 2 in the strawweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight was a rematch of the their May 2021 main event, which Rodriguez won by unanimous decision . Check out the replay of the finish below (via X ): MAJOR pressure from Marina Rodriguez for the stoppage #UFCVegas79 pic.twitter.com/vYaYZYATGS — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 24, 2023 Waterson-Gomez and Rodriguez clashed into a grappling exchanging the opening moments and it let to top control for Waterson-Gomez for nearly two minutes. When Rodriguez got up, she peppered her opponent with knees. Rodriguez then took all the momentum, brutalizing Waterson-Gomez with elbows, punches, knees and kicks and doing a done of facial damage.
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