At UFC 224 on in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, Amanda Nunes successfully defended her bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington, stopping Penning with strikes in the fifth round. But while Nunes’ performance was something to appreciate, the biggest story coming out of the fight was the decision of Pennington’s corner to send their fighter back out for the fifth round despite Pennington telling them “I’m done” after the fourth round.
In the immediate aftermath of the event, a number of fighters spoke out against Pennington’s corner not protecting their fighter, with Nunes even saying the corner “failed” Pennington.