TORONTO – Just as the bad blood between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis is simmering down, the heat between Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva is boiling up. The two women fighting for the vacant UFC women’s bantamweight title this Saturday went after each other in the pre-fight...
Julianna Pena is not a fan of one of UFC 297’s title fights. After Amanda Nunes retired and relinquished her belt, Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) will battle for the vacant women’s bantamweight title in the Jan. 20 co-main event...
" UFC women’s bantamweight contender Mayra Bueno Silva’s biggest career win is in jeopardy of getting overturned, and you can bet she’s not happy about it. Bueno Silva revealed on Monday that she was informed of a failed drug test in the week leading up to her July fight...
Julianna Pena doesn’t seem to care about the reasoning behind Mayra Bueno Silva’s failed drug test. She thinks the Brazilian is a “cheat” not matter how it’s explained. Bueno Silva (11-2-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) revealed Monday that she tested positive for a banned substance ahead of her July submission...
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from July 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for July. At the bottom of the post, let us know...
The UFC women’s bantamweight division has a new contender. Mayra Bueno Silva pulled off the biggest win of her career at UFC on ESPN 49, and made it look relatively easy. Considering her opponent was former bantamweight champion Holly Holm, many were shocked to see Bueno Silva tap the...
What mattered most at UFC on ESPN 49 in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings …
" LAS VEGAS – The referee had to double check whether or not Stephanie Egger tapped to Mayra Bueno Silva’s armbar at UFC on ESPN 40. That’s because once Bueno Silva (9-2-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) latched onto Egger’s (7-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) arm just over one minute mark Round...
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