Amanda Nunes, Holly Holm, And Several Other’s Faces Off
The promotion held a special Seasonal press conference which took place earlier today (Friday, April 12, 2019) at noon ET from inside the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia after the UFC 236 ceremonial weigh-ins.
The purpose of this presser is to hype out the upcoming main and co-main events. UFC head honcho Dana White and several fighters who’re competing at those events participated.
At today’s presser, the women’s UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes and former 135-pound champion Holly Holm took a front stage. Holm will challenge Nunes for bantamweight title in the co-main event of UFC 239. Fight fans also expected Jon Jones and Thiago Santos to come up front, but ‘Bones’ didn’t show-up due to a mystery illness.
‘Lioness’ and ‘Preachers Daughter’ came face to face during their pre-fight staredown as well as Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos, Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes, Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade, Ronaldo Souza vs. Jack Hermansson, Tyron Woodley vs. Robbie Lawler, Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith, Raphael dos Anjos vs. Kevin Lee also faces off.
Check out below the staredown video:
Nunes vs. Holm (UFC 239 MMA Event)
Your IFW co-main event!
Champ Champ @Amanda_Leoa defends her bantamweight strap against former champ @HollyHolm Jul. 6 in Las Vegas! #UFC239 #UFCFightWeek pic.twitter.com/JIt9POsYKM
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2019
Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos (UFC 239 MMA Event):
The matchup we've been waiting for!@Francis_Ngannou & @Junior_Cigano meet at International Fight Week in Las Vegas! #UFC239 #UFCFightWeek pic.twitter.com/AEBlrIFvHO
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2019
Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade (UFC 237 MMA Event):
Thug Rose is back!
🏆 @RoseNamajunas 🆚 🇧🇷 @JessicaMMAPro LIVE from Rio.
Tickets on-sale NOW ➡️ https://t.co/vpYlwyFmiB #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/2X8StYQ6Ed
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2019
Tyron Woodley vs. Robbie Lawler (UFC Minneapolis MMA Event):
'The 🐊' vs 'The 🃏' @JacareMMA vs @JackTheJokerMMA meet at #UFCFtLauderdale!
Tickets on-sale ➡️ https://t.co/CRklIWMj9j pic.twitter.com/Q1i2H058kS
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2019
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith (UFC Stockholm MMA Event):
Home turf to defend as @AlexTheMauler welcomes @LionheartASmith to Sweden!
Get your tix to #UFCStockholm ➡️ https://t.co/CL4ITKDCy3 pic.twitter.com/CJFXXL16Ik
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2019
Raphael dos Anjos vs. Kevin Lee (UFC Rochester MMA Event):
A tough intro to the WW division!@MotownPhenom moves up to take on @RdosAnjosMMA at #UFCRochester!
Tickets on-sale now ➡️https://t.co/PJ7MrUYTIi pic.twitter.com/U6F2QNpeWy
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2019
