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Despite little promotion by the UFC, there is, in fact, a pay-per-view card on Saturday, May 12. UFC 224 takes place in Brazil and features a world title fight as its main event, no less.
In front of what will no doubt be a rowdy and enthusiastic Brazilian crowd, UFC bantamweight champion and native Brazilian Amanda Nunes defends her belt against Raquel Pennington. This will be the champ’s first title defense since her close victory over Valentina Shevchenko last year, and it will be Pennington’s first-ever title opportunity. This is Pennington’s first fight since defeating former champion Miesha Tate at UFC 205 in 2016. Will Nunes defend her belt for the third time? Or will the underdog Pennington pull off what would be considered a huge upset?