SALT LAKE CITY – Just the fourth women’s UFC title bout of 2024 is now approaching reality after bantamweight champion [autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] and former titleholder [autotag]Julianna Peña[/autotag] made weight for the UFC 307 co-main event.
Peña was the third fighter to come to the scale Friday during the session at the UFC host hotel in Utah and was a half-pound under championship weight at 134.5 pounds. Pennington stepped on the scale at 135 pounds even about eight minutes into the session. Now the pair, who have been seeking a matchup since Season 18 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series in 2013, will have their chance to fight.
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After winning the vacant belt left behind by Amanda Nunes in January, Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) will attempt to make her first defense when she meets Peña (10-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who returns from a more than two-year layoff for the co-headlining bout of Saturday’s card at Delta Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+).
Watch the video above to see Pennington and Peña make weight for their UFC 307 title fight.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307.