RIO DE JANEIRO – Champ Amanda Nunes knows there will be questions about how much she knows about Raquel Pennington – and how much Pennington might know about her. After all, Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC) used to train with Tecia Torres, who is Pennington’s (9-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) fiancee. Now Nunes will put her women’s bantamweight title on the line against Pennington at UFC 224, which will take place May 12 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. But Nunes said she’s not worried about that training connection. “I don’t think it matters that much,” Nunes told MMAjunkie earlier this week in Rio
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