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Nunes and Pena make weight for UFC 277

Amanda Nunes restored her status as a dual-weight UFC champion on Saturday night, dominating Julianna Pena to regain the women’s bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 277.

Pena submitted Nunes in December to win the belt from the Brazilian, who also holds the UFC women’s featherweight title, in what is seen as one of the biggest upsets in the history of mixed martial arts. Nunes, however, put things right as far as she was concerned on Saturday, dominating a brave, resilient Pena to secure a unanimous-decision victory (50-45, 50-44, 50-43) over the American and recapture the bantamweight gold.

Nunes, fighting out of a southpaw stance at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, dropped 32-year-old Pena to a knee twice in the first round, before scoring three knockdowns in Round 2. The second of those three was the most significant, Nunes clipping Pena with a powerful lead right hook from southpaw and sending her tumbling to the canvas. The remainder of the five-round fight saw Nunes, 34, take down Pena with ease and land heavy strikes from above – particularly slicing elbows that opened a severe cut along Pena’s hairline – while the American tried to throw up submissions in response.

Re-live updates and see all results from UFC 277, below.

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• Nunes def. Pena via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-43)
• Moreno def. Kara-France via third-round TKO (body kick, punches; 4:34)
• Pavlovich def. Lewis via first-round TKO (punches, 0:55)
• Pantoja def. Perez via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 1:31)
• Ankalaev def. Smith via second-round TKO (punches, 3:09)

[31 July 2022 05:49 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 277 LIVE

[31 July 2022 05:49 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 277 LIVE

[31 July 2022 05:48 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 277 LIVE

[31 July 2022 05:48 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 277 LIVE

Obviously the right results, and actually all valid scores; there was at least one 10-8 round in there for Nunes.

[31 July 2022 05:46 · Alex Pattle]

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Amanda Nunes def. Julianna Pena via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-43).

[31 July 2022 05:43 · Alex Pattle]

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Nunes vs Pena – Round 5

Final round. Same again from Nunes: She lands a takedown with ease.

Again Pena tries a couple of submissions – a triangle, an omoplata. Nunes escapes and the women stand.

Nunes opts for a trip this time to get Pena to the canvas. More elbows from Nunes.

Pena is looking for a Kimura, but she can’t quite get it locked in... Nunes now goes on the offensive and tries for a rear naked choke late in the round...

But Pena breaks free! We’ll go to the judges’ scorecards.

[31 July 2022 05:37 · Alex Pattle]

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Nunes vs Pena – Round 4

Heavy elbows from Nunes. Pena is badly bloodied, her face is hidden under a mask of dripping blood.

The bantamweights stand, but Nunes immediately lands another takedown. She opts to stand and let Pena do the same, though.

Pena clips Nunes with a straight punch, and the Brazilian goes for another takedown at once! She gets it.

One more round to go.

[31 July 2022 05:35 · Alex Pattle]

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Nunes vs Pena – Round 4

Into the championship rounds. Nunes soon secures a takedown. Again Pena attempts an omoplata; it’s a better effort than the last one, but Nunes slips free anyway.

Now Pena tries a triangle, but it’s also not on. Then she goes for an armbar... it looks like it’s in!!

But Nunes escapes! Wow!

[31 July 2022 05:31 · Alex Pattle]

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Nunes vs Pena – Round 3

A spinning back elbow almost catches Pena flush... Pena tries to clinch Nunes, but the former champion reverses the position then lets go.

Pena again comes forward with a combination of straight punches, to decent effect. Nunes responds by taking down the champion. Nunes is now in full guard.

Pena is trying to strike from the bottom. She also thinks about a submission, but the triangle and the armbar aren’t on.

Nunes cuts open Pena with an elbow from above! Another lands for the Brazilian. Nasty.

Pena tries for an omoplata, but her grip is too far down Nunes’ arm. Nunes moves back into half-guard and lands more elbows.

[31 July 2022 05:25 · Alex Pattle]

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Nunes vs Pena – Round 2

Again a lead right hook from southpaw drops Pena! Nunes opts not to follow the champion to the mat, though...

Pena is allowed to stand. She comes forward with a reckless flurry of straight punches and gets knocked down HARD by a right hand!

She bounces back up, and Nunes is in no rush to finish this. Pena comes forward with a one-two, with one of those punches landing.

A left hand stings Pena, and another drops the American! Pena is allowed to stand once again.

She comes forward and lands a series of punches, then a knee in the clinch late in the round.