DALLAS, TEXAS – JULY 30: Amanda Nunes of Brazil celebrates after defeating Julianna Pena of their bantamweight title bout throughout UFC 277 at American Airways Heart on July 30, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. Amanda Nunes gained through unanimous choice. (Photograph by Carmen Mandato/Getty Photos)
Amanda Nunes is now a two-time UFC girls’s bantamweight champion after dominating Julianna Pena within the UFC 277 foremost occasion
Amanda Nunes has scored her revenge, recaptured misplaced gold and furthered her legacy in MMA.
In the primary occasion of UFC 277, Nunes grew to become a two-time UFC girls’s bantamweight champion with a unanimous choice victory over Julianna Pena. With the win, Nunes has grow to be the primary fighter in UFC historical past to regain champ-champ standing, in addition to the primary two-time UFC girls’s bantamweight champion.
Nunes additionally scored an oz. of revenge. Pena defeated her via submission in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history at UFC 269 this previous December for the bantamweight title.
Each girls began the opening spherical slowly, feeling each other out. They traded primary pictures and one-twos, although Nunes landed the extra notable pictures later within the spherical and scored with low kicks.
Nunes scored early within the second spherical, dropping Pena with a proper hook earlier than letting her up. Pena tried to stress Nunes with a flurry, as she did within the first battle, however Nunes caught her coming in with one other sturdy strike to knock her down.
A straight left dropped Pena as soon as extra late within the second, although Pena landed a few pictures in shut earlier than the horn. Pena tried to fireplace again and throw mixtures within the third spherical, however Nunes took Pena down and received into guard on prime pretty shortly, the place she just about dominated the remainder of the spherical, busting Pena open.
Nunes went for a double-leg to start out the fourth and threw up a guard. Pena pulled off a scare with an armbar try, just for Nunes to lock Pena in her personal, however then Pena reversed and had her legs round Nunes’s neck. Nunes, nevertheless, was capable of escape however remained on backside. As Nunes landed elbows, Pena almost trapped her in an armbar once more. Pena took Nunes down as soon as extra.
By the tip of this spherical, it was clear Nunes was drained.
Pena took Nunes down once more to start out the fifth and tried a triangle armbar, however Nunes received round it and received a maintain of Pena’s neck earlier than the 2 went again to the ft. Seconds later, nevertheless, Nunes took Pena down. Within the battle’s last minute, Nunes went for a rear-naked choke try. Pena was capable of escape however might do nothing however defend because the seconds ticked down.
The judges scored the competition 50-45, 50-44 and 50-43.
Amanda Nunes recaptures gold and extends legacy, turns into bantamweight champ once more by defeating Julianna Pena at UFC 277
UFC 277: Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes takes place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, dwell from the American Airways Heart in Dallas, TX. Observe together with FanSided MMA for all of your information and highlights.
