Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title this weekend when she takes on Irene Alda at UFC 289 in Canada.
Nunes had originally been scheduled to face Julianna Pena in a trilogy fight but Pena was forced to withdraw from the bout in May after breaking her ribs. The Brazilian will now face Alda who has impressed on her last two outings, winning both inside the distance.
Meanwhile, there’s also a tasty lightweight showdown between Charles Oliveira, who is looking to bounce back from defeat at UFC 280, and Beneil Dariush to look forward to.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada
When: Saturday, June 10th
How To Watch: BT Sport 1 will begin their coverage of UFC 289 at 1am Sunday morning in the UK. The main card will get underway at 3am with the main event expected at 6am.
Tale Of The Tape:
Nunes
Place Of Birth: Pojuca, Bahia, Brazil
Age: 35
Alias: The Lioness
Record: 22-5
Height: 5’8’’
Reach: 69’’
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Nunes gained revenge over Julianna Pena with a unanimous decision win in their rematch at UFC 277 last July.
Aldana
Place Of Birth: Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Age: 35
Alias: Robles
Record: 14-6
Height: 5’9’’
Reach: 68’’
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Aldana stopped Yana Santos with a kick in the first round of their bout at UFC 279 in September 2022.
What They Say:
Nunes: “I was ready for either one [Aldana or Pena]. My job is to defend the belt. Get ready, step in the cage and take my belt home with me. At the end of the day, I like to fight a good, respected opponent, too. Like Aldana. It’s going to be awesome, I can’t wait for this.”
Full Fight Card:
Amanda Nunes v Irene Aldana, UFC bantamweight title
Charles Oliveira v Beneil Dariush, lightweight
Mike Malott v Adam Fugitt, welterweight
Dan Ige v Nate Landwehr, featherweight
Marc-Andre Barriault v Eryk Anders, middleweight
Preliminary card
Nassourdine Imavov v Chris Curtis, middleweight
Khalil Rountree Jr v Chris Daukaus, light heavyweight
Miranda Maverick v Jasmine Jasudavicius, flyweight
Aiemann Zahabi v Aori Qileng, bantamweight
Kyle Nelson v Blake Bilder, featherweight
Early preliminary card
David Dvorak v Stephen Erceg, flyweight
Diana Belbita v Maria Oliveira, strawweight
Betfred Odds:
Nunes: 1/3
Aldana: 9/4
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