Raquel Pennington and Julianna Pena fought for the women's bantamweight title at UFC 307 [Image courtesy: @ufc on Instagram]
The co-main event of UFC 307 featured an intriguing bantamweight title bout between Julianna Pena and champion Raquel Pennington. The event was held on Oct. 5 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Pena walked into the fight after suffering a loss against Amanda Nunes at UFC 277. Pennington, on the other hand, was riding a six-fight win streak prior to her fight at UFC 307.
Check out the two fighters make their way to the arena below:
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'Rocky' landed a heavy left hand in the opening round of the fight.
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Pena took the champion to the ground in the second round.
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'The Venezuelan Vixen' continued to put her grappling prowess to use and scored another takedown in the third round.
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Pennington bounced back by landing a heavy leg kick in the fourth round.
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The champion then proceeded to score an impressive knockdown in the same round.
The fight went the 25-minute distance and ended with a split-decision victory for Pena. The three judges scored the bout 48-47, 47-48 and 48-47 in favor of the 35-year-old.
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