UFC women’s bantamweight Raquel Pennington suffered a tough loss after taking a shot at the title over the weekend. Now UFC women’s strawweight and fiance to Pennington, Tecia Torres has come forward with her thoughts on the matter.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes headlined UFC 224 on Saturday, May 12, in a match up against Raquel Pennington. Nunes put on a dominant performance over her opponent.
In between the fourth and final round of the fight, Pennington would go on to tell her corner that she was “done.” However, the fighter’s corner convinced her to compete in the final round.
Following Pennington’s fifth round TKO loss to Nunes, the moment has become one of controversy. Taking to Instagram, Torres has decided to weigh-in on the matter.
Check it out below:
“I am extremely proud of my lady. You are a warrior babe. Fought every second you possibly could. You continue to amaze me daily. You motivate me to work hard and one day too receive the same opportunity to fight for a UFC championship. We are the 1%ers. Very few will ever know what we go thru as fighters and an even smaller percentage will ever earn the chance to fight on such a big stage and for a world title.
“#RideOrDie #AlwaysProud PS: Both us and our coaches agree with the decision made to go into the 5th round. We know Raquel more than anyone else and know if we let her give up on herself going into the last round she would have always regretted it. She fought with heart and grit until the end.
“PSS: Exactly one year ago today you asked me to marry you, I can’t freaking wait to wife you!”
