UFC 224 takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday and its five-fight main card will feature several interesting bouts that will be televised on pay-per-view, including the main event, the women’s bantamweight title fight between Brazilian Amanda “The Lioness” Nunez and American Raquel Pennington. For Nunez, the fight stands as the first in her native country since 2015 and the first time she gets to defend her title on Brazilian soil.
UFC 224 in Brazil – Schedule of Fights
Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida
Division: Middleweight
Records: Vitor Belfort (26-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC)
Lyoto Machida (23-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC)
Past five: Belfort 2-2 (one no-contest)
Machida 2-3
Rankings: Machida No. 13
Odds:
Machida -265
Belfort +225
Brian Kelleher vs. John Lineker
Division: Bantamweight
Records:
Brian Kelleher (19-8 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
John Lineker (30-8 MMA, 11-3 UFC)
Past five: Kelleher 4-1
Lineker 4-1
Rankings: Lineker No. 8
Odds:
Lineker -240
Kelleher +200
Amanda Cooper vs. Mackenzie Dern
Division: Women’s strawweight
Records:
Amanda Cooper (3-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Mackenzie Dern (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five:
Cooper 2-3,
Dern 5-0
Rankings: None
Odds:
Dern -230
Cooper +190
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ronaldo Souza
Division: Middleweight
Records:
Kelvin Gastelum (14-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC)
Ronaldo Souza (25-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
Past five:
Gastelum 3-1 (one no-contest),
Souza 3-2
Rankings: Souza No. 5, Gastelum No. 8
Odds :
Souza -140
Gastelum +125
Main Event: Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Records:
Amanda Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC),
Raquel Pennington (9-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five:
Nunes 5-0
Pennington 4-1
Rankings:
Nunes No. 1
Pennington No. 4
Odds:
Nunes -660
Pennington +480
