Raquel Pennington Wants a Couple Title Defenses, ‘Then That’s a Wrap for Me’


Where does WMMA go from here?

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Through rock bottom and to the center of the earth.
 
It's a bit odd to hear most UFC champions talk about retirement as soon as they get they belt.
Well to be fair guys used to get title shots with 4 or 5 wins in a row on the regular.

Now people are winning 10 plus fights in a row to get a title fight.. some of them have to go on multiple runs and have 20 UFC fights before they ever get a title fight. By the time you do that your in the twilight of your career.
 
Champington is underwhelming, and she should have finished Cheatara with that arm triangle.

I do hope she beats Pena, but Pena is probably just gonna maul her with the grappling.
 
If they're at all like the fight she just had it pains me that they'll take up co main event slots on ppv's.
 
Maybe Shevchenko moves up within a year if she can't recapture the flyweight belt. She should have enough left in the tank to beat any current bantamweight if she doesn't make any more bonehead poor fight IQ decisions like she has in the Grasso fights.
 
The fact that Pennington of all people is champ, tells you how bad bw is. All women's divisions yes, but we're talking about bw right now so stay focused.
 
It'll be interesting to see how far her improvements actually help her if she's able to get through Pena and hold the belt for awhile. Amanda really had the division under her thumb and I think the belt will be the hot potato for awhile but more power to Raquel if she's able to keep it around until her retirement.
 
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