Holly Holm returned to winning form on Saturday when she defeated Raquel Pennington in the UFC 246 co-headliner.
Holm (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC), the former UFC champion, once again proved superior to Pennington (10-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) with a unanimous decision victory in the rematch of women’s bantamweight contenders, which served as the co-main event of the pay-per-view card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Holm’s victory over Pennington at UFC 246.
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Rematch! Former UFC champ @HollyHolm runs it back with Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) next in the #UFC246 co-main event.
Play-by-play: https://t.co/NK65ihHPOp pic.twitter.com/yzhJI3Bb6A
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 19, 2020
#UFC246 Closing Betting Odds:
Raquel Pennington +125
Holly Holm -145💰 Live Now -> @ESPN+ @Jon_Anik @joerogan @felderpaul @ufc @UFCFightPass @MMAOddsBreaker #OnTheLine https://t.co/IpI2yOZyGg
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) January 19, 2020
Holm with the left hand. Raquel charges in with strikes, lands a couple, Holm clinches and looks for the takedown. Shorts strikes from both fighters. Knee exchanges. #UFC246
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) January 19, 2020
Less than a minute to go in the round and very little has happened. They've been clinched near the cage a long time.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) January 19, 2020
Pennington reverses the clinch again, HOlm sprawling as Pennington tries to shoot. Holm looking for the guillotine. Round ends 10-9 Holm. #UFC246
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) January 19, 2020
UFC actually rebooked this sure air punch, wall-n-stall affair for the co-main. It’s like they didn’t watch the first one.
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) January 19, 2020
My heart sank when Holly pushed Raquel against the cage again 😩 #UFC246
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) January 19, 2020
Gonna need some Proper Twelve if this Holm-Pennington fight continues like it has. #UFC246
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) January 19, 2020
I forgot to mention that I thought that we’d see a lot more clinching against the fence in this fight, but yeah. Here ya go.
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) January 19, 2020
I wanna know what nationality @RockyPMMA came in as to get to wear green shorts ?? 💔#UFC246
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 19, 2020
Pennington's corner is asking the audience to boo 🤣🤦♂️ Never seen that before. #UFC246
— MaRCeL DoRFF 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) January 19, 2020
Can you guys Replay the fili Yusuf fight
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) January 19, 2020
Raquel Pennington has five minutes to figure out a way to win this fight. Otherwise it's going to be a clear 30-27 for Holly Holm if these clinch battles keep up. #UFC246
— Robert Sargent (@MMARising) January 19, 2020
It's hard to overstate how bad of an idea it is to espouse never breaking up clinches. Amateur wrestling, boxing and forms of kickboxing would be unbearable without them. People already complain about stalling in BJJ. If you want more of that, then advocate for this terrible idea
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) January 19, 2020
Is Pennington fighting better against Holm in their second encounter? No.
Is this fight more exciting than their first? …Also, no. #UFC246
— 🍆Big🍆Structural🍆Change (@Sugarhigh5me) January 19, 2020
Its cool for Rogan to say there should be no standups or resets – but he's never saved up for months to buy a ticket…
— Ant Evans (@AntEvansMMA) January 19, 2020
The crowd boos at the final horn. A lackluster fight between Holm and Pennington. They are more than ready here for McGregor vs. Cowboy. #UFC246
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) January 19, 2020
After fight, @HollyHolm, @IzzyStyle and @mmacoachwink in the octagon. #ufc246 pic.twitter.com/J6smwTfpjH
— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) January 19, 2020
#UFC246 results: @HollyHolm def. Raquel Pennington via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Play-by-play: https://t.co/NK65ihHPOp pic.twitter.com/3rQDtRrSre
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 19, 2020
