Amanda Nunes, via unanimous decision, regained the bantamweight title at UFC 277 over Julianna Peña in front of a sold-out crowd at American Airlines Center...
“Double champ again, baby!” Nunes yelled to the crowd after the fight. “This is the best day ever.”
UFC president Dana White said Peña was taken from the arena after the fight to see a plastic surgeon about damage to her forehead.The anticipated rematch in Dallas followed one of the sport’s most shocking upsets when Peña stopped Nunes by submission with a rear naked choke in the second round at UFC 269 last December.
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