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Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington II is back on. Originally, the two women were scheduled to do battle at the UFC 243 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Australia. However, Holm suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of the matchup.

Pennington noted after the news broke that the fight would be rescheduled, and it, in fact, has. MMA Junkie has confirmed that Holm vs. Pennington II will be part of the UFC 246 PPV card on January 18. The card is headlined by the return of Conor McGregor against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at welterweight.

Holm is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 239, where she failed to capture the featherweight title. The 37-year-old veteran has lost five of her last seven fights inside the Octagon. Holm shocked the MMA world back in November of 2015 when she became the first-ever fighter to finish Ronda Rousey in MMA competition.

Now, she’ll rematch the woman who welcomed her to the UFC back in early 2015, Pennington. Pennington was on a two-fight losing streak to Nunes and Germaine de Randamie with a split decision win over Irene Aldana. Pennington has the opportunity to make a case for a title opportunity with a big win over Holm.

What do you think about the matchup between Holm and Pennington?

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Unfortunately, Holly Holm will not be returning to Australia this weekend to rematch Raquel Pennington at UFC 243.

Initially, the two women’s bantamweights were scheduled to go head-to-head on the pay-per-view (PPV) before Holm was forced to pull out with an injury. Now, according to a post from Pennington on Twitter, the fight with Holm will be rescheduled for a later date.

“Just want to say thanks to all my supporters unfortunately upon arrival in Australia I found out that my opponent pulled from the fight due to injury. The fight will be rescheduled so until then I’m going to enjoy this delicious donut and explore the land down under.”

Just want to say thanks to all my supporters unfortunately upon arrival in Australia I found out that my opponent pulled from the fight due to injury. The fight will be rescheduled so until then I’m going to enjoy this delicious donut and explore the land down under #TeamRocky pic.twitter.com/e0WxKUfgFo

— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) September 30, 2019

Holm recently took to Instagram to comment on her injury, detailing that she will not need surgery, but will rehab in order to get back into fight shape and ready to fight once again.

“If you don’t know, I have been injured and I cannot fight in Australia,” Holm said in an Instagram video. “Something that is super heavy on my heart and I’m super bummed out about. [To] go through a whole training camp and not be able to make it to the fight. And not just for me, this is a training camp for Raquel Pennington as well, my opponent, who I have a lot of respect for.

“I don’t know the scientific terms, but the ligament or the tendon that attaches my hamstring to my bone, I tore 30 percent of it this last week in training. The good news is I don’t need surgery, but one week’s not enough time to be ready to fight. So I’ll be rehabbing it and be back at it soon and I will let you guys know when we get this fight rescheduled. Thanks again for all the love.”

What do you think about Pennington and Holm rematching at a later date?

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UFC 243 has taken a hit as Holly Holm has withdrawn from the event and the UFC will not find a replacement for Raquel Pennington. ESPN was first to report the news. The two were set to fight again after their fight at UFC 184 where Holm won. “The Preachers Daughter’ was also set to […]

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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is set to return to the Octagon.

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that “The Preacher’s Daughter” will be taking on Raquel Pennington at the upcoming UFC 243 pay-per-view (PPV) from Melbourne, Australia on October 5. The action goes down from Marvel Stadium and will feature a middleweight title unification bout between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya.

Holm comes off a first-round TKO loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 239. The 37-year-old has dropped five of her last seven bouts inside the Octagon. She rocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world with a second-round knockout win over Ronda Rousey back in November of 2015. Holm was the first woman ever to defeat Rousey inside the cage.

Now, Holm will return to the city in which she made history to take on Pennington. “Rocky” snapped a two-fight losing streak to names like Amanda Nunes and Germaine de Randamie when she bested Irene Aldana via split decision last month. Now, she’ll take on Holm, a rematch from their first meeting back in February of 2015.

Pennington was actually Holm’s opponent for her UFC debut. The fight was very close, but in the end, Holm was victorious by way of split decision. It will be interesting to see how things play out a second time around.

What do you think about Holm returning against Pennington in Australia?

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