January 17, 2024 2: 00 pm ET
TORONTO – Mayra Bueno Silva hasactually been truthful ahead of UFC 297 – extremely truthful.
When looking at the card on paper, Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) stated she comprehends and even links with critics of the uninhabited ladies’s bantamweight title battle vs Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) arranged for Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
There was a muchbetter, mucheasier alternative, according to Bueno Silva.
“Everybody is prepared for me and Julianna Peña,” Bueno Silva informed MMA Junkie and other pressreporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “I think you desire to see me and Julianna Peña. This woman has me insane.”
Since she beat Holly Holm in July, Bueno Silva hasactually zoned in on Peña, a bold and outspoken previous titleholder who isn’t scared to talk garbage. Despite the energy devoted towards a capacity future challenger, Bueno Silva stated she hasn’t hadahardtime to focus on the job at hand.
“It’s simple to focus on Raquel duetothefactthat I’m not focused on Julianna, duetothefactthat Raquel is extremely hard and more hard than Julianna,” Pennington stated. “Julianna is simple cash. Raquel is hard.”
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