She lost the fight via split decision.
(meta data) TITLE: UFC San Antonio Results: Raquel Pennington Snaps Skid with Split-Decision Win Over Irene Aldana (meta data) AUTHOR: Http://facebook.com/heathharshman (meta data) PUBLISHER: https://www.facebook.com/Cagesidepress/ (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2019-07-20T20:59:41+00:00 Events UFC San Antonio Results: Raquel Pennington Snaps Skid with Split-Decision Win Over... EventsResults & RecapsUFC # UFC San Antonio Results: Raquel Pennington Snaps Skid with Split-Decision Win Over Irene Aldana By Heath Harshman - July 20, 2019 0 Credit: Rodney James Edgar/Cageside Press ## Raquel Pennington battled to a tough split-decision victory over Irene Aldana at UFC San Antonio, ending her two-fight losing streak. Raquel Pennington was coming off of back-to-back losses ahead of UFC San Antonio. Those losses came to Amanda Nunes and Germaine de Randamie, with the first of those being for the UFC bantamweight belt. In the following bout with de Randamie, Pennington missed weight for the first time in her career. She tried turning things around against a fighter in Irene Aldana on the other end of the fight-streak spectrum. Irene Aldana had won three consecutive fights coming into her bout with Pennington. Her most recent victory came at UFC 237 against another former title-challenger, when she finsihed Bethe Correia in round three with an armbar. The women's bantamweight division is lacking top-end depth right now. The chance at four consecutive victories in San Antonio was a great opportunity for Aldana to stand-out and find a way into the title-picture. It was a feeling out process early in round one, with Pennington finding the range a bit better than Aldana. Aldana continued to pressure, and absorb strikes from Pennington whenever she got into range. Pennington looked calm and confident, doing well defensively throughout the first round. Aldana was the more active, but landed less and expended more energy than Pennington in the first five minutes. Aldana landed a good right hand in the opening seconds of the second round, which were followed by a couple of strong leg kicks. Pennington responded with a few leg kicks of her own. Pennington came out a bit more aggressive in round two, but Aldana was able to continue to pressure from the center of the Octagon. Aldana seemed to have found the range halfway through round two, but Pennington was able to land fairly consistently as well. Pennington then forced Aldana against the cage with around a minute left in the round. But, she was unable to secure a takedown. Aldana briefly got the fight back to the center of the Octagon. It wasn't for long though, as Pennington pushed Aldana against the cage for the closing seconds of the round. Pennington grabbed the momentum early in round three, landing her first takedown of the night. With Aldana on the ground, the Mexican worked for a heel hook, keeping Pennington out of an advantageous position. Aldana eventually took the back of Pennington. There, the position would stall, before Pennington worked into top position and worked for an arm-triangle submission. The fight ended with both fighters on the ground and the close decision going to the judges. Result: Raquel Pennington def. Irene Aldana by split-decision (29-28×2, 28-29) Check out the rest of the results from UFC San Antonio here! #### RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR MMA News ### UFC 241: Daniel Cormier Disappointed He Didn't Stick to Gameplan MMA News ### UFC 241: Paulo Costa Calls Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya Scared, Picks Whittaker to Win MMA News ### Sodiq Yusuff Says It Was "Finish or Bust" at UFC 241 ### Leave a Reply Cancel reply #### FOLLOW CAGESIDE PRESS! #### LATEST NEWS ### DWCS 2019 Week 9 Breakdown and Predictions Contender Series Shawn Bitter - August 19, 2019 0 ### UFC 241: Joe Rogan Details Why He Interviewed Daniel Cormier After TKO Loss to Miocic August 19, 2019 ### Dominick Reyes Compares Former Foe Oezdemir to Ex-Girlfriend: "She's Not in the Picture, and She Wants to Be" August 19, 2019 ### UFC 241 Aftermath: What's Next For Saturday's Fighters? August 19, 2019 #### MUST READ ### Weekly MMA Prospect Report: ONE Championship, RIZIN In Focus Opinion Shawn Bitter - August 14, 2019 0 ### UFC 241 Winner Sabina Mazo Wants to Surprise Everyone in Each Fight MMA News Gabriel Gonzalez - August 17, 2019 0 ### UFC 241: Joe Rogan Details Why He Interviewed Daniel Cormier After TKO Loss to... MMA News Jay Anderson - August 19, 2019 0 ### UFC 241: Nate Diaz Downplays Beef with Pettis, Coy on Long Term Plans MMA News Gabriel Gonzalez - August 15, 2019 0 Load more #### NEXT UP #### Bellator 225 Date: August 24, 2019 Location: Bridgeport, CT More info #### UFC Fight Night 157 Date: August 31, 2019 Location: Shenzhen, China More info
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Irene Aldana
Mixed martial arts career.:Ultimate Fighting Championship.
She won the fight via unanimous decision. 
 Aldana was scheduled to face Bethe Correia on August 4, 2018, at UFC 227; however, the bout was pulled when Correia withdrew due to injury. Instead, Aldana faced Lucie Pudilová on September 8, 2018, at UFC 228, winning a close fight via split decision and earning her and Pudilova Fight of the Night award. 
 Her bout with Bethe Correia was rescheduled and is expected to take place on May 11, 2019 at UFC 237. At the weigh-ins, Correia weighed in at 141 lbs, 5 pounds over the bantamweight limit of 136 lbs. She was fined 30% of her fight purse and the bout proceeded at catchweight.  She won the fight via submission in round three. 
 Aldana faced Raquel Pennington on July 20, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 4.