Raquel Pennington vs. Irene Aldana In The Works, Fans React

A women’s bantamweight rematch between Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana is in the works for the UFC San Antonio headliner. ESPN Deportes confirmed the news of the Pennington/Aldana targeted bout following an initial report from journalist James…

A women’s bantamweight rematch between Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana is in the works for the UFC San Antonio headliner. ESPN Deportes confirmed the news of the Pennington/Aldana targeted bout following an initial report from journalist James Lynch. Pennington and Aldana met earlier in their careers in July 2019, with Pennington earning a split decision…

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Report – Raquel Pennington vs. Irene Aldana II targeted to headline UFC San Antonio on March 25.

Raquel Pennington Irene Aldana UFC San AntonioA high-stakes potential bantamweight title-eliminator between one-time title challenger, the #2 ranked contender, Raquel Pennington, and the #5 rated contender, Irene Aldana, is currently in the works to take main event honors at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on March 25. The event is currently scheduled to take place at the AT&T Arena in San […]

Raquel Pennington Irene Aldana UFC San Antonio

A high-stakes potential bantamweight title-eliminator between one-time title challenger, the #2 ranked contender, Raquel Pennington, and the #5 rated contender, Irene Aldana, is currently in the works to take main event honors at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on March 25. The event is currently scheduled to take place at the AT&T Arena in San Antonio, Texas.

Raquel Pennington holds a 2019 split decision win over Irene Aldana

Initially meeting back in July 2019 in San Antonio, Raquel Pennington managed to hand Irene Aldana a split decision loss – snapping a two-fight losing run against former champion, Germaine de Randamie, and current titleholder, Amanda Nunes.

Unbeaten in her last two Octagon appearances, Lobo Gym mainstay, Aldana managed to land consecutive finishes over both Yana Kunitskaya, and back in September, Macy Chiasson – scoring an innovative upkick knockout win over the latter. James Lynch first reported the bout between the duo was being explored for the San Antonio event, with ESPN Deportes reporter, Carlos Contreras Legaspi reported how the UFC were exploring the matchup.

“Sources confirm @ESPNDeportes that the UFC is working on a fight between Raquel Pennington vs. Irene Aldana for the San Antonio card on March 25th.,” Legaspi tweeted. “Not done yet but is expected to serve as a 5 round main event as reported by @LynchOnSports.” 

Undefeated in her last five Octagon appearances, Pennington most recently defeated common-foe, Kelten Vieira at UFC Vegas 67 earlier this month, adding to prior successes over Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson, Pannie Kianzad, and Marion Reneau. 

Headlining UFC 224 in May 2018 in Brazilian, Pennington suffered a one-sided eventual fifth round TKO loss to current undisputed bantamweight and featherweight champion, Nunes.

Expected recently to feature against Bahia native, Nunes at UFC 285 on March 4. – Aldana appears to have since landed a potential title-eliminator against Pennington, instead, having notched her recent wins over Kunitskaya, and Chiasson.

Raquel Pennington: “Credit Needs To Be Given” At UFC Vegas 67

Raquel Pennington feels that Ketlen Vieira is unfairly getting most of the attention ahead of their fight at UFC Vegas 67. “Rocky” is currently on a four-fight win streak that began with a unanimous decision against Marion Reneau in 2020. The last time…

Raquel Pennington feels that Ketlen Vieira is unfairly getting most of the attention ahead of their fight at UFC Vegas 67. “Rocky” is currently on a four-fight win streak that began with a unanimous decision against Marion Reneau in 2020. The last time Pennington put together that kind of a winning run she ended up…

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Raquel Pennington wants title fight after potential win over Ketlen Vieira: “You can’t deny me.”

Raquel Pennington, Ketlen Vieira, UFC Fight Night 217UFC bantamweight Raquel Pennington expects big things if she walks out victorious at UFC Fight Night 217. The Colorado Springs native is scheduled to face Ketlen Vieira this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. With a win over No.2 ranked Viera, Pennington could potentially fight for the women’s bantamweight title next. During […]

Raquel Pennington, Ketlen Vieira, UFC Fight Night 217

UFC bantamweight Raquel Pennington expects big things if she walks out victorious at UFC Fight Night 217. The Colorado Springs native is scheduled to face Ketlen Vieira this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With a win over No.2 ranked Viera, Pennington could potentially fight for the women’s bantamweight title next. During UFC Fight Night 217 media day, Pennington said her upcoming fight is a “great opportunity”. She also called for a second shot at UFC gold if things go her way. A win would extend Pennington’s five-fight unbeaten streak. She is also ranked No. 5 in the bantamweight division. 

“I expected this fight, honestly,” Pennington told the media. “I would be surprised if it wasn’t this one. I’m just excited. Great opponent, great opportunity, and that’s exactly what I’m seeing this as. She’s just another stepping stone in my way back to that world title shot.” (h/t MMA Junkie)

Raquel Pennington Believes a Win Over Ketlen Vieira Warrants a UFC Title Shot

“I’m on a roll. You can’t deny me, “Pennington said. “Five-fight win streak after Saturday, I’m right there. Give me my world title shot back. They’re gonna do what they do. I don’t know what Amanda (Nunes) is doing at this point and everything else, but I would actually love to fight Saturday, come out of the fight healthy, and then take a couple of weeks off, enjoy myself, breathe a little bit. And then I would love to fight in May and have that opportunity, and then the baby is born in June, and then focus on being a mom for a little bit.” (h/t MMA Junkie

Pennington last fought at UFC 273, where she defeated Aspen Ladd by unanimous decision. She has accumulated the most bouts (15) in UFC bantamweight division’s history.

Vieira vs. Pennington Set For January 14, Twitter Reacts

A UFC bantamweight matchup between Raquel Pennington and Ketlen Vieira has been added to the UFC Vegas 67 card. There is a big bantamweight title fight in the works between Raquel Pennington and Ketlen Vieira. Both are top in the division and could be …

A UFC bantamweight matchup between Raquel Pennington and Ketlen Vieira has been added to the UFC Vegas 67 card. There is a big bantamweight title fight in the works between Raquel Pennington and Ketlen Vieira. Both are top in the division and could be closing in on a title shot. The news of the Vieira…

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Torres And Pennington Begin OnlyFans To Raise Wedding Money

UFC fighters Tecia Torres and Raquel Pennington are officially married. UFC strawweight Tecia Torres and UFC bantamweight Raquel Pennington have been together for a while now. The couple started dating several years ago and are now ready to take the ne…

UFC fighters Tecia Torres and Raquel Pennington are officially married. UFC strawweight Tecia Torres and UFC bantamweight Raquel Pennington have been together for a while now. The couple started dating several years ago and are now ready to take the next step. Torres revealed in a recent Instgram post that they have in fact tied…

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