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Raquel Pennington frustrated by UFC 246 loss to Holly Holm: ‘I wanted to fight not be hugged’

Raquel Pennington couldn’t help but express her frustration in her UFC 246 loss to Holly Holm this past weekend.

Pennington lost a unanimous decision to Holm in the co-main event of UFC 246, with two judges scoring the fight 30-27 and one 29-28 in favour of “The Preacher’s Daughter.” The two first met back in February 2015 when they were both young in their UFC careers, with Holm winning a split decision on the night.

Releasing a statement on her Instagram account after the loss, Pennington said she wanted more of a fight out of Holm and didn’t want to be “hugged the whole time.