UFC bantamweight Jessica Eye is looking for revenge when she faces Miesha Tate at Submission Underground 2 which airs live on FloGrappling.com Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2:30 p.m PT, 6:30 p.m EST.

SUG 2 is a submission-only grappling event which will determine the best submission fighters in the world.

Miesha Tate and Jessica Eye will face off in a co-main event for the second time, but this time there will be no punching or kicking involved. Tate and Eye are facing off in a submission-only grappling bout under modified Eddie Bravo International rules and the event will stream live on FloGrappling.com. The two previously clashed in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 16 with Tate getting the unanimous decision victory.

“I think it is going to be really neat going against a fellow fighter at such a high level.” Eye told FloCombat. “I have won grappling tournaments in the past. You face competition but they aren’t generally high level fighters. This is different. I get to go against a very high level fighter and former UFC champion in Miesha. It will be really fun and cool experience.”

“It is exciting that we have the opportunity to do fun events like this.” Eye continued. “Obviously getting hit in the face hurts. It hurts leading up to it. It hurts when it happens and it hurts after the fact. Grappling is just as hard but it’s different. I’m sure Jon, Dan and Miesha would all agree with me that it makes it more exciting to go up against a high level fighter like yourself in the art of grappling. It takes away some of the pressure and the fun comes to the surface.”

Eye is currently on a four fight losing streak in the UFC, she has been told if she loses her next fight she will be cut from the roster. In September she revealed she will be taking 12 months out from MMA to focus on other ventures.

“When I say I am taking time off I mean I am taking time off from the pressures of feeling like I have a fight coming up.” Eye said. “I am still doing things to make myself better. When I have a fight scheduled every thought, every moment, everything is scheduled to the point of it being uniformed. My years of success have not come from living that life so I am rewinding, relaxing and enjoying this moment.”

Despite taking 12 months out from MMA competition, Eye is still constantly working on her game “Last Thursday I knocked one of my teammates out cold” Eye said. “That was the first time I boxed in two weeks. I have been focusing more on my grappling and giving it a fair chance. How can I expect to get better at it if I don’t put in the extra time that it needs? I have just given it the extra time. Since the Bethe fight I bit through my lip. I had to let that heal. I enjoy working out. I enjoy being in shape and training all the time.”

Jessica Eye takes on Miesha Tate at Submission Underground 2 which airs live on FloGrappling.com Sunday, December 11 at 2:30pm PST, 6:30pm EST.

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