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Ronda Rousey made Raquel Pennington sign non-disclosure agreement, proving she sparred ahead of UFC 207

After getting bushwhacked by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight queen Amanda Nunes in just 48 seconds at UFC 207, rumors began to swirl that Ronda Rousey didn't spar leading up to the fight. After all, the transcendent mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar had suffered a beating at the hands of Holly Holm at UFC 193 one year prior and presumably never recovered. However, according to bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington during a recent interview with ESPN, she signed a non-disclosure agreement to spar with Rousey for UFC 207, proving that "Rowdy" did mix it up before getting punched in the face by "Lioness.