Amanda Nunes Wins A Dominant Decision Over Julianna Pena At UFC 277

On Saturday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Nunes defended her women's bantamweight championship after being submitted in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.

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[{"selector":"#anim-226d0287-c0ec-4936-bdf2-8757b433d0d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed11d7d5-6ca0-4c05-ac68-be47ccefaa64","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3006287-9267-4ea4-ad63-25b7910e19bc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.263392548218135%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] One of the biggest upsets in UFC history occurred on Saturday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas when Nunes defended her women's bantamweight title.

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