An important matchup between Raquel Pennington and Macy Chaisson delivered an incredible fight on the prelims of UFC Fight Night 199.
The fight was originally scheduled to take place at bantamweight, but a fight week change saw the competitors weigh in at the featherweight limit, although Chiasson missed the mark in her short-notice appearance. Despite the issues on the scale, the fight proceeded as planned.
The first round started fast with heated striking exchanges from both fighters. Pennington (13-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) found a home for hard punches while Chiasson (7-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was able to quickly return fire with strikes of her own, making for an exciting opening round.
The second round started in a similar fashion. Chiasson landed hard kicks to the body while Pennington answered with punches upstairs. The pace started to slow a little as the round progressed, but the exchanges continued.
After Pennington landed a nice two-punch combination followed by an uppercut and a knee to the body, she clamped down on a guillotine attempt as Chiasson looked to clinch, bringing the fight to the canvas.
Pennington stuck with the choke and became the first to finish Chiasson by forcing a tap at 3:07 in the second round.
The first person to ever finish Macy Chiasson!
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With Saturday’s win over Chiasson, Pennington stretches her current win streak to three after her second victory of 2021. After a decision loss to former champion Holly Holm, Pennington picked up unanimous decision wins over Marion Reneau and Pannie Kianzad.
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 199 include:
- Raquel Pennington def. Macy Chiasson via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:07
- Don’Tale Mayes def. Josh Parisian via TKO (elbows) – Round 3, 3:26
- Jordan Leavitt def. Matt Sayles via submission (inverted triangle) – Round 2, 2:05
