For an event that didn’t get much love from the promotion’s marketing machine, there was certainly a lot to talk about by the time the curtain fell on last weekend’s UFC 224 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place last Sat. night (May 12, 2018) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
That includes Amanda Nunes’ technical knockout win over Raquel Pennington, who came up short in her bid to dethrone the Brazilian champion while also drawing attention to the role of her corner, who may have put her in unnecessary danger.
And let’s not forget about Kelvin Gastelum’s upset win over middleweight contender Ronaldo Souza, as well as flyweight grappler Mackenzie Dern’s first-round submission win over strawweight boxer Amanda Bobby Cooper.
Missed the event? Too hungover to remember what happened?
No worries, as we’ve gone ahead and compiled links to all of the top stories coming out of “Nunes vs. Pennington,” including breaking news, highlights, reactions, results, recaps, and more, all conveniently laid out in the UFC 224 wrap-up post below.
Have at it!
UFC 224: The fights
Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington: Highlights | Fight Recap
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ronaldo Souza: Highlights | Fight Recap
Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Bobby Cooper: Highlights | Fight Recap
John Lineker vs. Brian Kelleher: Highlights | Fight Recap
Lyoto Machida vs. Vitor Belfort: Highlights | Fight Recap
UFC 224: Post-fight housekeeping
Post-fight press conference video replay
Tecia Torres shuts down ‘Rocky’ corner critics
UFC 224: The morning after
Dern reacts to “shameful” flyweight debut
Pennington’s corner comes under fire
Just another exploding eyeball, no big deal
Other notable stories from this past weekend
Bellator 199 went down last Saturday night (full results here)
“Semtex” got Fitch’d, joins Bellator boo birds
Can someone explain the fascination with Fitty?
Greg Hardy welcomes another NFL player to MMA
Nate Diaz doesn’t have time for your weak shit
That should just about cover it.
UFC will come storming back this Saturday night in the form of UFC Fight Night 129: “Maia vs. Usman,” which takes place inside Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile, on Sat., May 19, 2018 (more on that card here).
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