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Fighters Come to Defense of Raquel Pennington’s Camp for Not Throwing in Towel at UFC 224

Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington took on Amanda Nunes over the weekend for the undisputed bantamweight title.

“Rocky” threw everything at the Brazilian but came up short, eventually losing to Nunes in the fifth and final round via TKO.

The bigger talking point came at the conclusion of the fourth round when Pennington -- who was visibly hurt -- walked back towards her corner and immediately told her coaches that she was “done.” Instead of throwing in the towel and calling off the fight, Pennington’s coaches encouraged her to go back out for the final round.