After getting picked apart on the feet by Tracy Cortez's boxing skills for nearly two rounds, women's flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield finally shifted to her A-game of wrestling on Saturday.

It didn't take long after that until the fight was over.

Blanchfield (14-2) took a huge step closer toward a possible 125-pound title shot by submitting Cortez (12-3) via rear-naked choke in Round 2 of their rematch at UFC 322 inside Madison Square Garden . The finish came at 4:44 as Blanchfield avenged a split-decision loss to Cortez on the regional MMA scene at Invicta FC 34 in 2019.

"I'm really excited," Blanchfield said. "I really wanted to avenge this [loss]."

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