UFC 277: Amanda Nunes dominates Julianna Pena, reclaims double champ status
- ‘The Lioness’ wins back her UFC bantamweight title in style in Saturday night’s main event in Texas
- Nunes earns scorecards of 50-45, 50-44, and 50-43, and declares ‘now we are making history again’
Amanda Nunes reclaimed her UFC bantamweight belt, her double champ status, and her reputation as the greatest female fighter of all time in one fell swoop on Saturday night.
“The Lioness” dominated Julianna Pena from bell to bell in the main event of UFC 277 at American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas, racking up as dominant a unanimous decision as you will see in a UFC title fight.
“Now we are here making history again. Double champion again, baby. Let’s go,” 34-year-old Brazilian Nunes told UFC commentator Joe Rogan in a post-fighter interview in the Octagon.
The judges’ scorecards said it all – 50-45, 50-44, and 50-43 – as she consigned December’s stunning upset defeat by “The Venezuelan Vixen” to history.
Nunes (22-5) put her improved performance and renewed confidence down to the tough decision to walk away from her long-time training home at American Top Team in Florida, and open her own gym with her partner and UFC strawweight Nina Nunes.
“It’s one of the best things I did,” she said. “In my gym, I feel it’s safe. I feel I can grow even more. I really evolved even more.”
