Raquel Pennington happy to share fight card with Tecia Torres as partners win at UFC on ESPN 11

LAS VEGAS – Raquel Pennington defeated Marion Reneau via unanimous decision Saturday in their bantamweight main card bout at UFC on ESPN 11 at the UFC Apex.

Take a look inside the fight with Pennington, who bounced back into the win column after three losses in her previous four outings.

Result: Raquel Pennington def. Marion Reneau via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Updated records: Raquel Pennington (11-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Marion Reneau (10-6-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC)

Key stat: Pennington outstruck Reneau by 107 to 46 as she dominated the stand-up over the three-round duration to earn a unanimous decision win.

Pennington on sharing a card with partner Tecia Torres

“I have actually been trying to convince Tecia to fight on the same card with me for a while now, but she was like, ‘I can’t do it.’ She’s way more emotional than me, so she just felt like she really couldn’t do it. With all this craziness that’s going on right now they actually called and offered Tecia the fight first, and I was like, ‘You’re on your own!’ because I did not want to get that test done. So I told her I was actually going to watch it at home on my couch. Then they called and offered me the fight for the week after, which would have been tonight. So she was supposed to be last weekend, and then she actually surprised me and asked if she can get on the same card.”

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“It’s awesome to see this moment. For one, Tecia was trying to make it happen – it was originally her idea – and then she was just like, ‘I think it would be just something amazing to be able to stand up, especially in this month,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, you’re definitely right.’

“It’s just an honor to be able to stand up for our community and stuff like that.”

Pennington on targeting top opposition next

“Honestly, there’s solid contenders in this division and stuff, and I love challenges. So everybody’s going to bring a different challenge to the table, but if I’m being honest, I want to get back to the top. I’m ranked sixth in the world right now, so I would like to fight anybody within the Top 5.”