Video: Watch ‘Countdown to UFC 224’ for ‘Nunes vs Pennington’ in Brazil

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to pay-per-view (PPV) this Saturday night (May 12, 2018) for the UFC 224: “Nunes vs. Pennington” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, set for Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Topping the card is the women’s bantamweight title fight pitting reigning 135-pound queenpin Amanda Nunes opposite top division contender Raquel Pennington. In the middleweight co-main event, hometown hero Ronaldo Souza will look to quell the uprising of welterweight import Kelvin Gastelum.

Check out their “Countdown” video preview embedded above.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 224 fight card on fight night (click here), starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on FX at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET.

For much more on this weekend’s UFC 224 extravaganza click here.