Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva will meet for the vacant UFC women's bantamweight title on tonight at UFC 297.
This contest is set to be one fans cannot miss with Pennington arriving in Canada on the back of a five-fight winning streak which includes wins over Ketlen Vieira and Macy Chiasson.
Silva also has wins over credible opposition, but her most recent victory over Holly Holm in July was subsequently ruled a no contest after the Brazilian failed a drug test for ritalinic acid by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Pennington vs. Silva.
Whne is the Pennington vs. Silva fight tonight? Date, start time
- Date: Saturday, January 20
- Main card start time: 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK (Sunday)
- Fight cagewalks (approx): 12:15 a.m. ET (Sunday) / 5:15 a.m. UK (Sunday)
The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK with the cagewalks for this fight scheduled for 12:15 a.m. ET / 5:15 a.m. UK. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Pennington vs. Silva tonight?
- U.S.: ESPN+ PPV
- UK: TNT Sports
Fans in the U.S. can purchase the fight on ESPN+ PPV (click here for more information), TNT Sports will broadcast the fight in the UK.
Where is the Pennington vs. Silva fight tonight?
The fight will take place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.
Raquel Pennington record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: September 5, 1988
- Height: 5' 7"
- Reach: 67.5"
- Total fights: 23
- Record: 15-8-0
Mayra Bueno Silva record and bio
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Date of birth: August 22, 1991
- Height: 5' 6"
- Reach: 66.5"
- Total fights: 13
- Record: 10-2-1 (1 NC)
Penning vs. Silva fight card
Main Card
- Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis; For Strickland's UFC middleweight title
- Raquel Penning vs. Mayra Bueno Silva; For the vacant UFC women's bantamweight title
- Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott; Welterweight
- Chris Curtis vs. Marc-Andre Barriault; Middleweight
- Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev; Featherweight
Prelims
- Brad Katona vs. Garrett Armfield; Bantamweight
- Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson; Featherweight
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras; Bantamweight
- Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana; Women's strawweight
Early prelims
- Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson; Welterweight
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Priscila Cachoeira; Women's flyweight
- Malcolm Gordon vs. Jimmy Flick; Flyweight