Amanda Nunes defeated Irene Aldana by decision Saturday to defend the women’s bantamweight title at UFC 289 in Vancouver, Canada. Here’s what you need to know:
- Nunes won via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-43) to retain her UFC women’s bantamweight championship.
- Following the fight, Nunes announced her retirement from MMA.
- In other fights that happened on the UFC 289 card, Charles Oliveira beat Beneil Dariush via first-round TKO (punches). Canadian Mike Malott was victorious in front of the home crowd, defeating Adam Fugitt via second-round submission (guillotine choke).
“And still forever!”
Amanda Nunes announces her retirement after a dominant bantamweight title defense 🦁@ufc | #UFC289 pic.twitter.com/4KeD2eiovV
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 11, 2023
Nunes’ legacy in MMA
Nunes is regarded as the best female mixed martial artist of all time. She is the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion. Nunes joins Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier as the fighters who hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously.
With Saturday’s victory, Nunes leaves MMA with 23 wins. Thirteen of them were via knockout, four by submission and six by decision. Nunes has only five losses to her record, the last happening against Julianna Peña on Dec. 11, 2021, at…
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