What were the biggest moments from the first UFC pay-per-view in Canada in nearly four years? Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Andres Waters offer up their final thoughts after an 11-fight card in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Wagenheim: Nunes is the gold standard
Amanda Nunes went out like a GOAT.
The greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA put on one of the most dominant performances of her career on Saturday night then peeled off her gloves and set them down beside her two UFC championship belts — the symbolic gesture of a fighter retiring.
Nunes beat up Irene Aldana for practically every moment of the main event of UFC 289 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, successfully defending her bantamweight title and making a loud and clear statement that, at age 34, she still had what it takes to command two weight classes. But immediately after the final horn, it became clear that this would be it.
Nunes first scanned the crowd for her wife, UFC strawweight Nina Nunes, and their young daughter. She called them into the Octagon to share her moment, which turned tearful as Amanda Nunes knelt beside her bantamweight and featherweight belts and the gloves she laid between them.
“Tonight is the perfect night to retire,” Nunes…
