Viva Brazil! UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will look to defend her division title against venerable 135-pound contender Raquel Pennington in the five-round main event, while the all-Brazilian bangfest between Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida anchors the Rio de Janeiro fight card in the three-round co-headliner. And let’s not forget the important middleweight showdown between Jacare Souza and Kelvin Gastelum!
Event: UFC 224: “Nunes vs. Pennington”
Date: Sat., May 12, 2018
Location: Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (PPV), FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass
UFC 224 PPV Main Event:
135 lbs.: UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington
UFC 224 PPV Co-Main Event:
185 lbs.: Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida
UFC 224 Main Card, Prelims:
185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Kelvin Gastelum
155 lbs.: Nick Hein vs. Davi Ramos
170 lbs.: Ramazan Emeev vs. Alberto Mino
265 lbs.: Junior Albini vs. Aleksei Oliynyk
185 lbs.: Cezar Ferreira vs. Karl Roberson
185 lbs.: Jack Hermansson vs. Thales Leites
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