NEWARK, N.J. – UFC dual champion Amanda Nunes vows to continue defending her women’s featherweight title.
Nunes (22-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) hasn’t defended the 145-pound title since a first-round submission of Megan Anderson in March 2021. She later lost the bantamweight title to Julianna Peña at UFC 269, then avenged her loss to Peña to reclaim the belt at UFC 277.
With their series tied 1-1, Nunes was set to face Peña once more in a rubber match in the UFC 289 headliner June 10, but Peña withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC). So where does that leave the featherweight division? Nunes says that’s still in her plans.
