Upcoming: UFC 224
UFC 224 is scheduled for May 12th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main card is a Bantamweight bout between champion, Amanda Nunes (15-4-0) and challenger, Raquel Pennington (9-5-0) scheduled for 5 five-minute rounds in the octagon. Nunes, fighting in her home country of Brazil looks to defend her title against the American challenger and cement herself as the undisputed Bantamweight champion. Below is the tale of the tape for the main card:
Bantamweight Championship Bout
Amanda Nunes (15-4-0) vs Raquel Pennington (9-5-0)
When looking at statistics, it is apparent that both fighter’s intangibles are extremely comparable. The champion, Amanda Nunes, stands at 5’5 and weighs in at 135lbs while the challenger, Raquel Pennington stands 5’7 and also weighs in at 135lbs. Nunes has a slight reach advantage over Pennington at 69 inches to 67.5. Amanda Nunes also has a much more extensive fighting background on both the ground and especially striking, having 10 of her 15 wins come by way of knockout. Pennington, on the other hand, has most of her fights won by decision with only one win by knockout. This means that in order to take this fight, Raquel Pennington is going to have to survive the barrage of kicks and punches the champ throws at her.