The second PPV event of July (UFC 277) had the biggest rematch in women’s MMA history as the headliner. Women’s GOAT & featherweight champion Amanda Nunes squared off against bantamweight champion Julianna Pena. ‘The Lioness’ recaptured the belt with a dominant performance.

The former double champion was ready to mix things up in the rematch. Nunes looked sharp in the first round. Surprisingly, the featherweight queen came as a southpaw, changed stances during the entire fight, and had parity in her strikes.

Every time the champion tried to close the distance, the women’s GOAT countered her. She never rushed for a finish, but was precise with her shots. Yet, the bantamweight queen was hanging in the contest to take the Brazilian athlete to deep waters.

The 34-year-old, former American Top Team standout showed clear improvements in her game as she took the measured approach to the rematch. She looked better on her feet & ground than her 32-year-old counterpart, Pena.

The Florida-based professional dominated ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ from the first bell. The Sikjitsu standout had no answer for Nunes’ relentless attacks.

In the fifth round, the Washington-born, Pena knew only a finish could keep the bantamweight queen title on her. However, the Brazilian featherweight champion gave her no space to catch any submissions to pull off a miracle.

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After the five-round domination, the result went to Amanda Nunes. ‘The Lioness’ became the first ever 2-time double champion in UFC history.

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MMA pros reacted to a spectacular performance from Nunes and the heart of the now-former champion, Julianna Pena.

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Now, that Nunes has captured her 135 lbs belt back. And the flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has chimed in on her performance. Perhaps the UFC would finally give the fans a treat with the trilogy fight between the pound-for-pound best female fighters.

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