Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña title-fight trilogy bout headlines UFC 289 in Vancouver
Fresh off the news of the promotion’s return to Canada, June’s UFC 289 event has its headliner.
UFC president Dana White announced to Aaron Bronsteter of Canadian broadcast partner TSN on Friday that a women’s bantamweight trilogy bout between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena will receive top billing on the June 10 pay-per-view card, which takes place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) scored a massive upset of Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) at UFC 269 in December 2021 to claim the title by second-round submission. The pair had a rematch in July, with Nunes dominating for five rounds en route to a unanimous decision.
The pair will now meet one more time, with bragging rights and gold on the line.
More on this as a moment.
The latest UFC 289 lineup currently includes:
Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña – for women’s bantamweight title
Michel Pereira vs. Stephen Thompson
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Miranda Maverick
Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira
Blake Bilder vs. Kyle Nelson
David Dvorak vs. Matt Schnell
Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
Lucas Almeida vs. Hakeem Dawodu
Aiemann Zahabi vs. Aori Qileng
