Julianna Peña rips Raquel Pennington ‘snooze fest’ title win

Julianna Pena was not entertained by Raquel Pennington’s performance in Saturday’s UFC 297 vacant women’s bantamweight title win over Mayra Bueno Silva. “It was a snooze fest,” Peña said on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani. “I was not impressed. I was not impressed with their performances, as my friend Georges St-Pierre … Read more

Dana White talks Pennington’s title win, UFC Saudi Arabia rumors, more

Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-297-toronto-video-dana-white-roundup-quotes-raquel-pennington-saudi-arabia-malott January 21, 2024 6:50 pm ET TORONTO – The first UFC pay-per-view of 2024 is in the books, and CEO Dana White sat with the media to react to the event, as well as other … Read more

UFC 297 pre-event facts: Can Dricus Du Plessis' output crack Sean Strickland's defense?

The UFC on Saturday returns to Toronto for the first time since December 2018 with UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena. The first numbered event of the year features a title fight doubleheader. In the main event, Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) will attempt to defend the middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, … Read more

Sean Strickland gifted custom gold gun

The UFC is back for its first pay-per-view of 2024, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 297 takes place Saturday at Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. In the … Read more