“The Ultimate Fighter 18” winner Julianna Pena has suffered a “severe” knee injury that will force her out of her March 15 tango with Jessica Andrade. As we all know full well, the Octagon waits for no woman, as TUF 18 teammate Raquel Pennington (pictured) has agreed to step in at UFC 171.
The UFC announced the swap Wednesday night via Twitter.
Pennington collected a unanimous decision victory over Roxanne Modafferi at the TUF 18 Finale. “Rocky” had dropped her two prior bouts before November’s win.
Andrade posted a unanimous decision win over Rosi Sexton in her Octagon debut.
The 135-pound affair will appear in the card’s prelims.
American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas hosts the festivities.
Here is the event’s revised lineup:
Daniel Pineda vs. Robert Whiteford
Frank Trevino vs. Renee Forte Teixeira
Bubba McDaniel vs. Tor Troeng
Jessica Andrade vs. Raquel Pennington
Justin Scoggins vs. William Campuzano
Sean Spencer vs. Alex Garcia
Jimy Hettes vs. Dennis Bermudez
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Rick Story
Thiago Silva vs. Ovince St. Preux
Hector Lombard vs. Jake Shields
Myles Jury vs. Diego Sanchez
Tyron Woodley vs. Carlos Condit
Robbie Lawler vs. Johny Hendricks (for vacant UFC welterweight title)
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