RIO DE JANEIRO – When Raquel Pennington enters the octagon in Rio de Janeiro to close out Saturday’s UFC 224 pay-per-view event, she’ll be staring not only at a champion in Amanda Nunes – but one who’s a 10-1 favorite to beat her. Pennington (9-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) sees the factors that might play into that. There is the fact that, due to multiple injuries, she hasn’t fought in 18 months. There’s the fact that she’s the one venturing into enemy territory, against Brazil’s own Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC), at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. There’s the fact that Nunes has already twice defended her belt. And then there’s Pennington’s feeling that, quite simply, “Everybody is always underestimating me.” Related UFC 224 main-event breakdown: Why Raquel Pennington shouldn't be discounted vs.
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Raquel Pennington bringing something UFC champ Amanda Nunes has ‘never experienced’ – MMA Junkie