Here’s everything you need to know about UFC 289 fight card in Vancouver
UFC 289 in June now has its headliner after the recent announcement of the promotion’s return to Canada. For the June 10 pay-per-view show at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, UFC president Dana White told Aaron Bronsteter of Canadian broadcast partner TSN on Friday that the women’s bantamweight trilogy match between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena will be the main event.
Pea submitted Nunes in the second round to win the title at UFC 269 in December 2021. In July, they fought again, and this time Nunes won by unanimous decision after five rounds of dominance. This is their final showdown, and this time there’s gold and bragging rights on the line.
Nunes is the most decorated female fighter in mixed martial arts history and currently ranks first in the pound-for-pound rankings compiled by USA TODAY Sports and MMA Junkie. She hasn’t defended her title as UFC women’s featherweight champion since March of 2021. “The Lioness” has won 12 of her last 13 bouts, with her only loss being an earlier avenged loss against Pea.
In this bout, the No. 2-ranked women’s bantamweight in the world, Pea, will try to make MMA history by being the first and only woman to ever defeat Nunes twice.
What we know about the UFC 289 card so far
- Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña – for women’s bantamweight title
- Michel Pereira vs. Stephen Thompson
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Miranda Maverick
- Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
- Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira
- Blake Bilder vs. Kyle Nelson
- David Dvorak vs. Matt Schnell
- Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
- Lucas Almeida vs. Hakeem Dawodu
- Aiemann Zahabi vs. Aori Qileng
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