[ Kayla Harrison is ready to fight for a UFC title – even if it’s got an interim tag attached to it. Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) impressed in her octagon debut when she ran through former champion Holly Holm for a second-round submission Saturday at UFC 300. The two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka and … Read more
[ Kayla Harrison says Raquel Pennington should fear her UFC arrival. UFC bantamweight champion Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) expects to make her first title defense against Julianna Peña, and would take umbrage with Harrison being fast tracked to a title shot. Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her octagon debut in a bantamweight bout … Read more
[ UFC bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington thinks Kayla Harrison should have to work her way up to the top. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and PFL champion Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her octagon debut in a bantamweight bout against former champ Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) on April 13 at UFC 300 in … Read more
[ Raquel Pennington expects a rough UFC debut for Kayla Harrison. Two-time PFL lightweight champion Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her bantamweight debut against former champion Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. Like many others, Pennington wonders how the first-time cut to 136 pounds will … Read more
[ Raquel Pennington has fired back at former NFL star Ryan Clark for suggesting that the UFC should terminate her division. Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defeated Mayra Bueno Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) by unanimous decision to capture the vacant women’s bantamweight title in the UFC 297 co-main event. Clark, who works as an ESPN … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/01/ufc-297-reaction-video-raquel-pennington-champion-expectations January 24, 2024 1:50 pm ET Years after her first title shot, Raquel Pennington finally claimed UFC gold this past Saturday at UFC 297 where she outworked Mayra Bueno Silva to win a lopsided … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier believes Raquel Pennington could have put Mayra Bueno Silva away at UFC 297. Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defeated Bueno Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) by unanimous decision to capture the vacant women’s bantamweight title in this past Saturday’s co-main event. Bueno Silva slowed down significantly throughout the fight, allowing Pennington to … Read more
[ Julianna Pena was not entertained by Raquel Pennington’s performance in Saturday’s UFC 297 vacant women’s bantamweight title win over Mayra Bueno Silva. “It was a snooze fest,” Peña said on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani. “I was not impressed. I was not impressed with their performances, as my friend Georges … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-297-news-miesha-tate-opinion-defends-raquel-pennington-vs-bueno-silva-fight-women-mma-dynamic January 22, 2024 11:20 am ET Miesha Tate doesn’t get the criticism surrounding the UFC 297 co-main event. The vacant woman’s bantamweight title was on the line Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto when … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-297-toronto-video-dana-white-roundup-quotes-raquel-pennington-saudi-arabia-malott January 21, 2024 6:50 pm ET TORONTO – The first UFC pay-per-view of 2024 is in the books, and CEO Dana White sat with the media to react to the event, as well as … Read more
