Amanda Nunes regains bantamweight title at UFC 277 in Dallas over Julianna Peña

Amanda Nunes, through unanimous resolution, regained the bantamweight title at UFC 277 over Julianna Peña in entrance of a sold-out crowd at American Airways Heart on Saturday.

Nunes dominated the second half of the five-round combat as soon as the combatants went to the bottom within the third spherical. A bloodied Peña traded pictures and submission makes an attempt, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to beat Nunes’ energy.

The anticipated rematch in Dallas adopted one of many sport’s most surprising upsets when Peña stopped Nunes by submission with a rear bare choke within the second spherical at UFC 269 final December.

“It was the problem that I wanted,” Nunes stated earlier than the combat. “I went and not using a problem for thus lengthy, now I’m lastly like entering into the place that I prefer to really feel a risk. These are the moments that I shine in probably the most.”

Nunes, nonetheless the champion within the 145-pound girls’s featherweight division, stated forward of the combat she was undoubtedly 100% for the rematch. She was even thought-about by most the favourite to win this time, although not by practically as a lot as these 10-1 odds she was favored earlier than the pre-Christmas loss in Las Vegas.

Peña-Nunez wasn’t the one rematch throughout UFC’s first combat evening in Dallas since 2018.

Within the co-main occasion, Brandon Moreno defeated Kai Kara-France through technical knockout after a brutal kick to the physique within the third spherical adopted by strikes on the bottom to win the interim flyweight title.

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UFC 277: Most important card

– Amanda Nunes defeats Julianna Peña through unanimous resolution (50-45, 50-44, 50-43)

– Brandon Moreno defeats Kai Kara-France through TKO (strikes) at 4:34 of the third spherical

– Sergei Pavlovich defeats Derrick Lewis through TKO (strikes) at :55 of the primary spherical

– Alexandre Pantoja defeats Alex Perez through submission (rear bare choke) at 1:31 of the primary spherical

– Magomed Ankalaev defeats Anthony Smith through TKO (strikes) at 3:09 of the second spherical

ESPN prelims

– Alex Morono defeats Matthew Semelsberger through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 30-27

– Drew Dober defeats Rafael Alves through KO at 1:30 of the third spherical

– Hamdy Abdelwahab defeats Don’Story Mayes through break up resolution (29-28, 29-28, 28-29

– Drakkar Klose defeats Rafa Garcia through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

UFC Struggle Move / ESPN+ prelims

– Michael Morales defeats Adam Fugitt through TKO (strikes) at 1:09 of the third spherical

– Joselyne Edwards defeats Ji Yeon Kim through break up resolution (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

– Nicolae Negumereanu defeats Ihor Potieria through TKO (strikes) at 3:33 of the second spherical

– Orion Cosce defeats Blood Diamond through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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