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Anderson was scheduled to face Amanda Nunes on 12 December 2020 for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship at UFC 256. [36] However, it was announced on 9 November that Nunes pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was postponed to 2021. [37] The pairing was rescheduled for 6 March 2021 at UFC 259. [38]
Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist.She competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
In late 2016, a featherweight division was introduced for the women with the first bout to be for the inaugural championship at UFC 208 on February 11, 2017. In that same year the UFC announced the Women's Flyweight division would officially be added, with the winner of the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter to be named the inaugural champion.
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) Heavyweight Steve Mowry def. Rakim Cleveland Submission (kimura) 1 3:28 Women's Flyweight Bruna Ellen def. Desiree Yanez Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Roman Faraldo def. Robert Turnquest KO (flying knee) 1 1:17 Featherweight Cody Law: def. Colton Hamm KO (elbows) 1 4:21
The fight was rescheduled and eventually took place at UFC 269 on December 11, 2021 [10] where Peña won the championship by submitting Nunes. [11] The two coaches met again for the bantamweight title at UFC 277 , [ 12 ] where Nunes regained her title in a unanimous decision.
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UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 30, 2022, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, United States. [ 2 ]
UFC 289 will take place on Saturday 10 June, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. The early prelims are set to begin at 11pm BST (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET), with the prelims following at 1am BST on ...