Tecia Torres justifies Pennington's corner decision: 'If we gave up, she would regret it'

Regardless of the fight, T. Torres guarantees that the friendship remains the same.. Photo: Reproduction / Instagram

The women's bantamweight title challenger, Rachel Pennington had a bad time facing the champion, Amanda nunes. The American wanted to give up on returning to the Octagon between the fourth and fifth rounds. She told her corner: 'I'm out', but the coach didn't throw in the towel and she returned for the last round. Amanda won a technical knockout at two minutes and 36 seconds of the fifth round.

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“I'm done!”

Corner: “No, no, no, no.”

Rachel Pennington is finished in the fifth round just moments after telling her corner “I'm done” 🤔 #UFC224 pic.twitter.com/wU52xiCaLE

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Jason Kutzum: “Don’t end it like this. Come on, I know it hurts. Let's get through this. Breathe, change your thinking. Let's throw everything we have. We will recover later.”

Amanda stated at a press conference after the fight that Pennington's coach's stance was sad, as he should have thought about the American's health.

Raquel's girlfriend, Tecia torres defended Jason Kutzum's stance on social media. “We and our coaches agree with the decision made to go to the fifth round. We know that Raquel, more than anyone, knows that if we gave up on going to the last round she would always regret it. She fought with heart and courage until the end,” he explained.

The friendship

After the victory, the champion Amanda nunes brought his girlfriends to the Octagon, Nina ansaroff e Tecia torres to show the friendship between them is above combat. Tecia torres Amanda replied on Instagram and said that the friendship between them remains intact. The friendship between the fighters emerged when the four trained at American Top Team.

No one will never know the feeling of seeing and knowing the person you love most and share your life with step into the octagon with one of your best friends. So many emotions ran thru my mind the entire fight camp leading up to last night. I could barely contain myself at weigh ins, fight night, etc. I prayed to god to protect both ladies. I truly believed in Raquel and her capabilities to come out victorious. I always will. Both Amanda and Raquel are so damn tough. Congrats to my friend for a great performance and getting the job done. I love both Mandy and Nene and our friendship remains intact. #Proud #Memories #Friends @raquel_pennington @amanda_leoa @ninaansaroff PS: We are so crazy ass chicks! Badass! & We wouldn't want it any other way! Loving the life we ​​live!!

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Técia Torres: “No one will ever know the feeling of seeing and meeting the person you love most and share your life with entering the octagon with one of your best friends. So many emotions ran through my mind the entire fight camp leading up to last night. I could barely contain myself at weigh-ins, fight night, etc. I prayed to God to protect them both. I really believed in Raquel and her ability to emerge victorious. I always go. Both Amanda and Raquel are very tough. Congratulations to my friend for a great performance in doing her job. I love Mandy and Nene and our friendship remains intact. #Proud #Memories #Friends PS: we are very crazy girls! F***! We wouldn't want it any other way! Loving the life we ​​live!!"