UFC Women's Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes faces Irene Aldana in Vancouver, British Columbia, after her proposed trilogy bout with Julianna Pena, originally billed to headline UFC 289, was scraped when Pena pulled out due to broken ribs. The number five ranked Mexican Aldana was invited to fight for the championship. Nunes, who regained her Bantamweight title with a unanimous victory over Pena last year, hopes to continue to set records in women's mixed martial arts, where she is regarded as the greatest of all time. This weekend, UFC 289 holds at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
MMA: UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship
Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Where to watch: ESPN/ ESPN+
Date: 11.06.2023. 05.00
Amanda Nunes
Born in Brazil, the veteran 35-year-old is ranked number one in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings. Regarded as the GOAT of women's MMA by many, the Brazilian Amanda "Lioness" Nunes is the current UFC women's Featherweight champion and two-time women's Bantamweight champion. She was the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion and the third fighter to hold UFC titles in two divisions simultaneously, following the lead of Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier. Nunes is also the first fighter to defend two titles in two different weight classes successfully. After stints in Strikeforce and Invicta FC, Nunes arrived at the UFC in 2013. She stunned Miesha Tate three years later to win the women's Bantamweight championship. After becoming a massive favorite, Nunes lost the Bantamweight title to Julianna Peña in December 2021 to a second-round submission. She rained the title last July to set up a trilogy.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 35
- Height: 5' 8"
- Reach: 69"
- Total fights: 27
- Record: 22-5-0
Irene Aldana
Ranked number five in the UFC women's Bantamweight class, Mexican fighter Irene Aldana dropped her first two UFC fights in 2016 and 2017. But the Graphic Design graduate who picked up interest in MMA at College stuck to her game and went on a three-fight streak. Aside from losses to Holly Holm in 2020 and Raquel Pennington a year earlier, the 35-year-old fighting out of Guadalajara has brushed aside all her opponents and climbed up the rankings. Though she comes into the fight on a two-match win streak, both fights were at catchweight.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 35
- Height: 5' 9"
- Reach: 69"
- Total fights: 20
- Record: 14-6
Betting Odds
Unsurprisingly, Amanda Nunes is a massive favorite to win the bout, priced at 1.28 on Bet 365 and 1.29 on 1XBET. Looking for value in the 1X2 lies with the underdog at 3.75 and 3.78 odds on Bet365 and 1XBET, respectively. On Coinplay, over 3.5 is available for 2.03 odds, while the under is 1.7 odds. Will round three start is priced at 1.9 odds on 1XBET
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