Amanda Nunes Says Raquel Pennington’s Corner Failed Her at UFC 224

Amanda Nunes spoke following her win over Raquel Pennington at UFC 224 on Saturday night. Highlights are below per MMAjunkie:

On Pennington being talked into continuing the fight by her cornerman: “It’s sad. Nina (Ansaroff) told me. I didn’t even know. Nina told me in the locker room. It’s sad because you could avoid something. She went to the hospital. It might be a bad injury for her to go to the hospital. I already asked Nina to text her – if she needs anything I’m here. It’s sad. If she didn’t have the right conditioning to fight then the coach should have thrown in the towel for sure. I think my coach wouldn’t let me go through that. It’s sad. Everyone must be saying a lot of bad things about him on social media, but I really think she needs to surround herself with people who want the best for her so she can really evolve for her next fights. Unfortunately, tonight (the cornerman) failed.”

On Pennington’s team not doing their job: “He should have listened to her at that moment. It’s important to have that friendship with your coach and for the coach to understand the athlete. I think that’s why I bond so well with my coaches and it’s working out. I hope that right now, going forward, she can be with people that really understand. People that are with her 100 percent.”