Raquel Pennington is an American UFC fighter who fights in the bantamweight division. She made her professional debut in March 2012 and started an incredible career. After about a year off, she returned to action in 2018 against Amanda Nunes at UFC 224 and was the first protest in UFC history to involve two openly gay fighters. His accomplishments include The Ultimate Fighter 18, Fight of the Season against Jessamyn Duke, and Performance of the Night (once) against Jéssica Andrade. We present to you the highlights of his personal life.
Raquel Pennington Parents
There is not much information available to the general public regarding Raquel Pennington’s parents, however, her mother’s name is Rose Pennington. Pennington has repeatedly talked about how her parents never wanted her to include reasons why she was too cute. Nevertheless, it remained a part of her dreams which she slowly pursued.
While her parents banned her from boxing, she was Pennington grew up playing basketball, softball, volleyball, and cross-country running. However, she couldn’t just let go of her love for boxing. A Pennington teenager had a friend whose father was a professional boxer, and whenever she visited, she made time to box on the punching bag her friend’s father had hung up in the basement.
At first, unbeknownst to her parents, Raquel Pennington continued to nurture her passion for the sport by enrolling in a kickboxing class at a local gym. Eventually her parents came to find out and quickly started supporting her dream of becoming a professional athlete.
When she was called up for “The Ultimate Fighter 18” in 2013, it was her mother who drove her all night from Colorado Springs to Las Vegas so she could make it in time for the show.
girlfriend, partner
Raquel Pennington is one of many openly gay women fighting in the UFC. Since 2016, she has been in a relationship with fellow UFC fighter Tecia Torres who fights in the strawweight division. Pennington met her in her early days as a pro-MMA fighter with the Invicta Fighting Championships. They had been friends for a while, a time when they nurtured each other. In 2016, the couple decided to officially start dating.
Pennington’s partner is of Puerto Rican descent and was born on August 16, 1989 in Fall River, Massachusetts.
She started pursuing her passion for martial arts from the age of 3, starting with taekwondo. By the age of 15, Torres had earned a black belt in taekwondo after 12 years of practice. Like most taekwondo fighters, Pennington’s partner also practiced Muay Thai. Torres has a black belt in karate as well as a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
She had an incredible amateur career, becoming a four-time kickboxing world champion and three-time amateur champion. She finished her amateur career at number 1 after turning professional in 2014, two years after Pennington also turned professional.
Torres is not only a woman with physical strength but also intellectual power. At age 20, in 2010, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Florida Atlantic University. While rising in the UFC, Torres didn’t ignore her education, as she returned to school to do a master’s degree in criminology and graduate in 2017.
A criminology graduate, Torres hopes to work in law enforcement after her UFC career ends.
Pennington in 2017 proposed to Torres and she said yes, after which they took to their respective Instagram accounts to share the news. They live together in Colorado, Pennington’s hometown.
Pennington is more than a lover of Torreselle is actively involved in her fighting career as a trainer. The two train together at Triple Threat Gym in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They revealed to the media that they were competitive and inspired each other. They each fight in different weight classes. Therefore, the chances of them fighting each other are less than zero.
Size weight
According to her official profile on the UFC website, Raquel Pennington, known as Rocky, is 5ft 11in (1.7m) tall. She weighs 135 lbs (61 kg).