Morning Report: Loopy Godinez jokes she ‘could wear a diaper’ in future after near accident at UFC Mexico

Loopy Godinez escaped UFC Mexico with a big win—and also, fortunately, her dignity.

A clip from Godinez’s fight against Julia Polastri quickly went viral this past Saturday when the strawweight contender made a distressing plea to her corner in between rounds, letting them know was experiencing severe indigestion and was in danger of having an in-octagon accident.

Check out the scene below.

In the end, Godinez—No. 11 at 115 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings—kept it all together and survived a wild third round to win a unanimous decision and snap a two-fight losing streak.

Both fighters received plenty of praise for the exciting contest and Godinez is just grateful she was able to make it in and out of the cage without incident.

“I guess I was getting sick on Friday, I was getting chills, but then I thought I was just cold because I was really low, like my fat was really low and I was losing weight,” Godinez told Inside Fighting. “Then I just didn’t say anything. I told my coach, he also thought it was just because my body fat was so low. The weigh-ins happen, the official weigh-ins, and then I just hydrate myself, but I was having diarrhea or whatever and then it kept going overnight, it happened, and then right before coming into the cage, again.

“I guess between rounds I kind of felt it again and I was like, ‘Oh shit.’”

Godinez, a native of Mexico who fights out of Canada, hopes to land on the UFC 320 event set to take place in Guadalajara on Sept. 13. She joked that she has a plan should gastrointestinal issues rear their ugly head again.

“Maybe next time if I feel anything like this, I could wear a diaper,” Godinez said. “Maybe that will help.”

For now, Godinez is happy to be back in the win column following consecutive losses to top contenders Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba. She points to mental toughness as a key attribute to getting through her fight with Polastri—and moving past what could have been the most embarrassing moment of her career.

“I was trying not to think about that stuff before the fight,” Godinez said. “Even if I was feeling something—because the more you think about it, the more you are sabotaging yourself. So I was just like, whatever, I’ll be fine, not everyone stepping into the cage is 100 percent either. I just suck it up and hope for the best and I felt that between the rounds.

“Luckily, nothing major happened. I felt that, I said it, and now it’s out there, and yeah.”

---

Mailbag. MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew wonders what the UFC is going to do with Brandon Moreno in contender limbo.

Waste. Fans are less than thrilled with Sean O’Malley not having to fight and still getting a rematch with Merab Dvalishvili.

Promises. Sean O’Malley promises better performance in Merab Dvalishvili rematch at UFC 316: ‘I’m going to fight at my full potential.’

Warning. Ian Machado Garry warns Carlos Prates ahead of new UFC Kansas City main event: ‘This is my world.’

Legends. Patricio Pitbull is down to someday fight fellow Brazilian star Jose Aldo.

Uncertainty. Khalil Rountree Jr. still wants to fight Jamahal Hill, but isn’t sure when that can happen.

Miss. PFL 1 loses top welterweight for season after weight miss.

Robots. Can Dana White, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Meta team fix the UFC rankings?

---

Don’t call it a comeback (or do call it a comeback, it’s up to you, I’m not your boss).

ICYMI.

You don’t have an excuse to not watch this.

Good guy Ode’.

I’m sure this went well.

Fun look at some old MMA history.

---

The Co-Main Event. Ben Fowlkes and Chad Dundas have some thoughts on Joe Pyfer’s ignorant rant after the fighter pulled out of UFC Mexico.

---

Monday Night MVP.

Callout.

Also, kinda of a long nickname TBH.

Next.

The champ.

Teasing something.

Damn, Drew Dober getting the cold shoulder.

---

Chris Gutierrez (21-6-2) vs. John Castaneda (21-7); UFC Kansas City, April 26

Benoit Saint Denis (13-3, 1 NC) vs. Joel Alvarez (22-3); UFC 315, May 10

Paul Craig (17-9-1) vs. Rodolfo Bellato (12-2-1); UFC Vegas 106, May 17

Ketlen Vieira (14-4) vs. Macy Chiasson (10-3); UFC Vegas 107, May 31

---

For you newer fans just joining us, yes, several fighters have lost control of their bowels in a fight before. Justine Kish in her loss to Felice Herrig is just one example that comes to mind (and I really wish it didn’t), Tim Sylvia is another.

Any sort of accident like that is grounds for a disqualification, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen that call actually play out.

You know what, let’s just not talk about this anymore.

---

---

If you find something you’d like to see in the Morning Report, hit up @AlexanderKlee or @JedKMeshew on Twitter and let us know about it. Also, follow MMAFighting on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and like us on Facebook.