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Mike Bohn

Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva for vacant women’s bantamweight title set for UFC 297

More than seven months after Amanda Nunes announced her retirement from MMA, a new women’s bantamweight champion will be crowned by the UFC.

Streaking contenders Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva are slated to clash in a vacant 135-pound championship fight at UFC 297, which takes place Jan. 20 and is expected to go down at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, though the location has not been officially announced.

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