Pena, Nunes 2 to headline UFC 277 in Dallas

The UFC will run again some of the surprising fights in its whole historical past.

A bantamweight title rematch between Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes will headline UFC 277 on July 30 in Dallas, officers introduced on Saturday. The pay-per-view occasion will happen inside American Airways Enviornment and air on ESPN+.

Peña (11-4) took the 135-pound title from Nunes (21-5) as an enormous underdog at UFC 269 in December. Peña, of Spokane, Washington, really damage the scary knockout artist on the ft earlier than submitting her on the bottom.

The end got here through rear-naked choke at 3:26 of the second spherical. UFC president Dana White referred to as it one of many greatest upsets within the sport’s historical past, on par with Matt Serra’s win over Georges St-Pierre in 2007.

Nunes, of Brazil, later informed ESPN she was coping with a number of knee accidents previous to the December bout. It was her first loss since 2014, and ended her reign as bantamweight champion at 4 defenses. She continues to be the UFC featherweight champion, and extensively thought-about one of the best feminine fighter of all time.

Peña and Nunes went on to function coaches on the present season of The Final Fighter.

UFC 277 could have two title fights. Along with the primary occasion, an interim flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France will function the co-main.