The UFC bantamweight title rematch between Julianna
Pena and Amanda
Nunes has an official date and venue.
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The promotion announced on Saturday that Pena vs. Nunes 2 will
headline UFC 277
at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on July 30. A previously
reported interim flyweight title tilt pitting Brandon
Moreno against Kai Kara
France was confirmed as the card’s co-main event.
Pena and Nunes served as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter
30” to set the stage for their rematch. Pena pulled off the biggest
upset of 2021, when she submitted Nunes with a rear-naked choke in
the second round of their clash at UFC 269 to claim the
bantamweight crown. “The Venezuelan Vixen” has been victorious in
seven of nine Octagon appearances.
Prior to her shocking loss to Pena, Nunes was widely regarded as
the top female pound-for-pound talent in the world and the greatest
female MMA fighter of all-time. The 33-year-old “Lioness” had won
12 straight fights heading into UFC 269, with notable victories
over the likes of Cristiane
Justino, Holly Holm,
Germaine
de Randamie, Valentina
Shevchenko (twice), Ronda
Rousey and Miesha
Tate.