Raquel Pennington vs Irene Aldana added to July 20 UFC show

¡Oficial! Irene Aldana regresa rápido a la acción y enfrenta a Raquel Pennington en UFC on ESPN 4 el 20 de julio en San Antonio, Texas. #MMa #MMAMexico #UFCSanAntonio pic.twitter.com/svtsD5hEHC

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The San Antonio Express-News announced several fights for UFC on ESPN 4 July 20 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. One of these matches will be Raquel Pennington vs Irene Aldana at Bantamweight. Raquel is 30 years old from Colorado Springs, CO. She trains at Triple Threat Gym. Her record is 9-7 and 6-4 in the UFC. Raquel was on TUF 18. She fought Amanda Nunes for the title last year and lost by fifth round TKO. In her most recent fight, she lost to Germaine De Randamie by unanimous decision. I know Raquel has been working around some health issues. Germaine is someone she should have beaten. I think she's a good but not great fighter. But she is a step up in competition level for Irene. Irene is 31 years old from Mexico. She and teammate Alexa Grasso train at Lobo Gym owned by Alexa's dad. Both fight a similar style. They are strikers with no power or ground game. So she's a points fighter. Her record is 10-4 and 3-2 in the UFC. She beat Bethe Correia last week with an armbar of all things. Irene was winning the fight anyway and then Bethe stumbled into the armbar. So I think that fight was a case of who is worse, not who is better. It doesn't make me think Irene can beat anyone good. But if Irene got a win over Raquel, she would have to move up the rankings. I just don't see her winning unless Raquel has slowed down through injuries.