UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Imavov is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on January 15 at the popular UFC Apex Arena which will host a lightweight title fight between Ketlen Vieira and Raquel Pennington. Both girls are on a winning track and have aspirations of a coveted title shot. It is likely that the winner of this bout will achieve their goal. The fight is planned for 01:00 UK time.
Some would say that Raquel’s best time is long gone, although we don’t think so. It seems that the challenges have only made this girl better. Certainly, she will not be inferior to Vieira in any meaningful MMA component.
Pennington always has a clear plan for the fight, which she uses intelligently, adapting it to each individual opponent. Ketlen is definitely inferior in fighting intelligence, so we don’t think she’ll win here.
In this case, Ketlen Vieira defeated former champion Miesha ‘’Cupcake’’ Tate, but not quite deservedly beat Holly ‘’The Preacher’s Daughter’’ Holm, who objectively looked better in this bout. But the judges made a decision that can no longer be disputed. The girl at 135lbs is now second, behind only Julianna ‘’The Venezuelan Vixen’’ Pena and champion Amanda ‘’Lioness’’ Nunes.
‘’Fenomeno’’ has 13 wins in the professionals and has allowed two defeats. She is 31 years old, so could still perform at a high level in the order of five or six years.
The girl is good at Brazilian jiu-jitsu, but she also has heavy submissions in the rack. Even though the Brazilian has only won by knockout twice, her punches are still to be feared.
The former belt contender Raquel Pennington is now 34 years old and seems to be enjoying a second youth. ‘’Rocky’’ has won four in a row, passing not at all unbeaten opponents. She defeated Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson, Pannie ‘’Banzai’’ Kianzad and Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau.
The Colorado native had 14 wins and suffered eight defeats at the professional level. But it’s worth pointing out that most of the failures were in the starting lineup.
Raquel Pennington excels in wrestling and punching, her base is boxing, but she also uses other disciplines with success. She prefers to beat her opponents in the octagon on points.
Age – 31;
Height – 1.70;
Weight – 66;
Reach – 1.80;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 15-6-0;
Wins – 4 Knockouts, 5 Submissions, 6 Decisions;
Losses – 0 Knockouts, 0 Submissions, 6 Decisions.
Age – 34;
Height – 1.70;
Weight – 66;
Reach – 1.71;
Stance – Southpaw;
Statistics – 14-8-0;
Wins – 1 Knockout, 4 Submissions, 9 Decisions;
Losses – 1 Knockout, 1 Submission, 6 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Imavov: Ketlen Vieira vs Raquel Pennington at 1xBet.