The UFC returned after a three-week hiatus for UFC 224 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event saw a women’s bantamweight title fight between Brazil’s champion, Amanda Nunes, and Raquel Pennington. Plus in the co-main event, Brazil’s own Jacare Souza took on Kelvin Gastelum in a pivotal middleweight matchup. Also on the main card, the return of Mackenzie Dern against Amanda Cooper. Also, a bantamweight fight between John Lineker and Brian Kelleher. Finally, starting off the main card was the retirement fight of Vitor Belfort against fellow Brazilian legend, Lyoto Machida.
UFC 224 Standout Performances
