Amanda Nunes will headline her fourth PPV event in a row this Saturday against arguably her toughest competition to date in Raquel Pennington. Nunes shocked the world at UFC 200 when she decimated Meisha Tate to win the bantamweight championship and has since been making her case as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time. Pennington, on the other hand, is on the best run of her career with 4 wins in a row over the likes of Jessica Andrade and Meisha Tate. This Saturday she has a chance to dethrone the queen of bantamweight and make her own case as one of the greats in Woman’s MMA.
On the Cusp of Greatness
Amanda Nunes was relatively unknown before her win over Meisha Tate and many…show more content… Often fighters are too busy fighting for position and forget to strike which gets the fight stood up and erases all your work of getting them to the mat. Nunes is content with posturing up and striking from any position and has multiple ground and pound finishes because of it.
The Usual Underdog
Raquel “Rocky” Pennington has spent her entire life as the underdog and this Saturday is no different. Pennington is a lifelong athlete but didn’t start her Martial Arts training until she was 19. Just 10 years into training and six years of fighting professionally, Pennington has a chance to shock the world and continue the narrative of the underdog who keeps prevailing. Just like Rocky. https://gfycat.com/WebbedFatalKoodoo One major advantage Pennington has in this fight is her ability to fight off her back foot. Few fighters can keep their composure when fighting an aggressive opponent and usually fold under the pressure. Against Jessica Andrade, the most aggressive fighter in the division, Pennington was able to control the distance with deadly accurate jabs before stepping back and landing right hands while Andrade flailed
