Here's the fight video of Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva from last night's UFC show in Toronto. This was for the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship. Raquel is 35 years old from Colorado Springs, CO. She trains at Altitude MMA. She's been in the UFC for over ten years with a 12-5 record. She fought for the title in 2018 and lost to Amanda Nunes which is why she didn't get Amanda's final match. Amanda wanted someone she hadn't fought before. She's a decent but not great fighter. Mayra is 32 years old from Minas Gerais, Brazil. She trains at ATT in Coconut Creek, FL. with coach Marcos DaMatta. She's 5-2 in the UFC but she has been undefeated since moving from Flyweight to Bantamweight. I thought she had a good chance to win this fight in the early rounds but what happens later. And that's what happened. Mayra won round one but by the middle of round two she was out of gas and Raquel won by unanimous decision. I would have preferred a finish to put Mayra out of her misery. But instead Raquel sat on her for the rest of the fight. It was a boring fight but Raquel won 49-46. Julianna Pena will be her next challenger because the UFC promised her a title fight. After that, who knows. There ain't much in the Bantamweight division right now. Enjoy the video!
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