[autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag]’s long journey to gold finally reached the pinnacle on Saturday when she defeated [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] in the UFC 297 co-headliner.
After failing in her first title bid in May 2018, Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) built herself back to the top and capped a six-fight winning streak with a unanimous decision victory over Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) to claim the vacant women’s bantamweight title at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
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