Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-01-20, disappointing mma bout: Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Bueno Silva vs Pennington is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 20th, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), in a 5-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is valid for the vacant UFC women’s bantamweight championship and it is on the undercard of Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis – UFC 297. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Raquel Pennington record
Raquel Pennington entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-8-0 (33% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world.
She was defeated by Holly Holm in 2020 (Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington 2) but then she has won five consecutive fights beating Macy Chiasson, Aspen Ladd and Ketlen Vieira in her last three (Raquel Pennington vs Ketlen Vieira).
Pennington’s next fight: Raquel Pennington vs Julianna Pena
Mayra Bueno Silva record
Her opponent, Mayra Bueno Silva, has a record of 10-2-1 (80% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.5 in the women’s bantamweight division.
She lost to Manon Fiorot in 2021 but then she has collected three victories, the last one with Lina Lansberg, and one no-contest, against Holly Holm (Holly Holm vs Mayra Bueno Silva).
Silva’s next fight: Macy Chiasson vs Mayra Bueno Silva
Fight card
Here is the UFC 297 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis
Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva
Neil Magny vs Mike Malott
Chris Curtis vs Marc-Andre Barriault
Arnold Allen vs Movsar Evloev
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPNews / ESPN+)
Brad Katona vs Garrett Armfield
Charles Jourdain vs Sean Woodson
Serhiy Sidey vs Ramon Taveras
Gillian Robertson vs Polyana Viana
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Sam Patterson vs Yohan Lainesse
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Priscila Cachoeira
Malcolm Gordon vs Jimmy Flick
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 297 countdown Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Spanish
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Pennington vs Bueno Silva fight?
Raquel Pennington defeated Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–46, 49–46, 49–45.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 297 post-fight octagon interview of Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva.
