A women’s bantamweight championship fight is set to headline UFC 224. Titleholder Amanda Nunes will face Raquel Pennington on May 12, in Brazil.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the fight on social media.
The bantamweight title is on the line in May! @Amanda_Leoa takes on @RockyPMMA in the main event at #UFC224 in Rio! pic.twitter.com/yB8Gu4BEzJ
— UFC (@ufc) March 8, 2018
Nunes (15-4) is riding a six fight win streak. The Brazilian holds a 8-1 UFC record, and won the strap against Miesha Tate at UFC 200.