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Amanda Nunes reaffirmed her greatness to the few who doubted her after she lost her bantamweight title to Julianna Peña in December. And though Peña surrendered her belt to Nunes Saturday in the main event of UFC 277 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas she proved she’s one of the toughest fighters ever to set foot in the Octagon. It was an incredible fight, as Nunes went southpaw early and was cracking Peña repeatedly with hard right hands. She went wrestle-heavy in the second half… Source link

A pair of high-profile rematches with championships at stake headline UFC 277 Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. In the main event, Julianna Peña looks to prove her victory over Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 was no fluke when she puts her women’s bantamweight title on the line against the woman who had been considered the greatest of all time. Peña stood in the pocket and traded with Nunes in the second round of her title-winning effort on Dec. 11, and told Yahoo Sports that… Source link

MMA Weekly Khamzat Chimaev says he’s done; Chechen leader and Dana White say he’s not retiring In the space of 24 hours, rising UFC star Khamzat Chimaev indicated that he was done fighting, but then was talked into continuing on by controversial Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. UFC president Dana White also backed that sentiment, telling MMA Junkie that Chimaev “ain’t quitting.” Chimaev’s UFC career was off to a brilliant start in 2020. The Chechen fighter rattled off three consecutive… Source link

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 06: (R-L) Amanda Nunes of Brazil punches Megan Anderson of Australia in their UFC featherweight championship fight during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) LAS VEGAS — Amanda Nunes continued her dominance over women in the UFC, submitting a badly overmatched Megan Anderson with an armbar in just two minutes, three seconds Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 259 at Apex. Nunes, widely considered… Source link