Amanda Nunes will attempt to regain the UFC ladies’s bantamweight title in the primary occasion of UFC 277 this weekend, as she takes on the lady who dethroned her in a direct rematch.
Julianna Pena submitted Nunes within the second spherical in December, taking the gold from the Brazilian in probably the most surprising ends in UFC historical past.
Now the American will look to show that her beautiful victory was no fluke, whereas featherweight champion Nunes seeks to place issues proper and regain her standing as a dual-weight title holder.
The pair’s rematch follows one other title battle, a rematch between former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France to crown an interim title holder at 125lbs. Moreno dethroned Deiveson Figueiredo final yr after drawing with the Brazilian in 2020, however the Mexican misplaced the pair’s trilogy bout this January to drop the gold.
Right here’s all you must learn about UFC 277.
When is it?
UFC 277 takes place on the American Airways Enviornment in Dallas, Texas on Saturday 30 July.
The early prelims will begin at 11pm BST (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET), with the prelims following at 1am BST on Sunday 31 July (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET on Saturday).
The principle card then begins at 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET on Saturday).
How can I watch it?
Julianna Pena celebrates her submission win over Amanda Nunes
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The cardboard will air stay on BT Sport within the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and web site additionally streaming the fights.
Within the US, ESPN+ will stream the motion stay, as will the UFC’s Combat Move.
Odds
Nunes – 4/11; Pena – 21/10
Moreno – 1/2; Kara-France – 13/8
Full odds right here by way of Betway.
Full card
Fundamental card
Julianna Pena (C) vs Amanda Nunes 2 (ladies’s bantamweight title)
Brandon Moreno vs Kai Kara-France 2 (interim flyweight title)
Derrick Lewis vs Sergei Pavlovich (heavyweight)
Alexandre Pantoja vs Alex Perez (flyweight)
Magomed Ankalaev vs Anthony Smith (mild heavyweight)
Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno
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Prelims
Alex Morono vs Matthew Semelsberger (welterweight)
Drew Dober vs Rafael Alves (light-weight)
Justin Tafa vs Hamdy Abdelwahab (heavyweight)
Rafa Garcia vs Drakkar Klose (light-weight)
Early prelims
Adam Fugitt vs Michael Morales (welterweight)
Ji Yeon Kim vs Joselyne Edwards (ladies’s flyweight)
Nicolae Negumereanu def. Ihor Potieria by way of second-round TKO (punches, 3:33)
Orion Cosce def. Mike Mathetha by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
