It might not have been what most were expecting, but Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva have been tapped to fight for the women’s bantamweight title Jan. 20 at UFC 297.
The belt has been vacant since the great Amanda Nunes retired this past June after her win over Irene Aldana. Under the circumstances of Julianna Peña being injured and unavailable, Pennington vs. Bueno Silva apparently is the best the UFC could come up with to fill a void left by Nunes’ departure from a division desperately in need of new stars.
Do you love it or hate it? Our “Spinning Back Clique” of Danny Segura, Dan Tom and Brian “Goze” Garcia answer that question with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia.
You can watch their discussion in the video above and check out this week’s full episode on YouTube or in podcast form below.
