UFC 289 blew the roof off Rogers Center last night (Sat., June 10, 2023) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, featuring a women’s Bantamweight title fight that saw Amanda Nunes retire on top after dominating Irene Aldana for 25 minutes. In the co-main event, Charles Oliveira returned to his dominant winning ways by obliterating Beneil Dariush…
The UFC 289 salaries were not officially released, but there are ways to estimate what the top fighters walked away with. Over the past few years, fighter pay has consistently been a hot topic in MMA, especially with the UFC. As a result, there are always questions about how much the superstars of pay-per-view fight…
UFC 289 went down at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday night, marking the promotion’s return to Canada for the first time since 2019. Amanda Nunes put her bantamweight title on the line in the headliner clash against Irene Aldana. ‘The Lioness’ absolutely schooled Aldana over the course of twenty five minutes, picking up…
UFC president Dana White has given a crucial update on the women’s featherweight division following the retirement of Amanda Nunes. Amanda Nunes returned to the octagon last night to take on Irene Aldana at UFC 289. ‘The Lioness’ was dominant from the start and secured a unanimous decision victory at the end of a rather…
UFC 289 event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana. Amanda Nunes (23-5 MMA) was originally slated to have a trilogy fight with Julianna Pena at tonight’s event, but ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury. ‘The Lioness’ had of course defeated…
The UFC is back with its seventh pay-per-view of the year, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 289 takes place Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+. In the main event, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda…
Amanda Nunes gets her revenge with lopsided win over Julianna Pena to reclaim title in UFC 277 main event At UFC 277 on Saturday. After a shocking upset cost her the bantamweight title in their first encounter, Nunes left no doubt in the rematch as she punished Julianna Pena for five consecutive rounds to win…
Amanda Nunes reclaimed her bantamweight crown with a dominant performance over Julianna Pena. Nunes claims she could have finished Julianna Pena at UFC 277 The Brazilian swept all five rounds on the judges’ scorecards, winning via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44 and 50-43). While Pena lost the battle, she showcased her heart, grit and toughness by…
Amanda Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) avenged her stunning upset loss to Julianna Pena (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) on Saturday July 31 at American Airlines Center in Dallas with a lopsided beatdown over the course of five rounds that resulted in a unanimous decision win to regain the women’s bantamweight title. The UFC champion in…
Amanda Nunes believes she’s established that she’s a better fighter than Julianna Pena with her performance in their rematch. In their first fight, Pena forced the Brazilian to tap via rear-naked choke in the second round. Having said that, the fight was a back-and-forth encounter until the finish. In the rematch, however, Nunes was thoroughly…
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