Amanda Nunes won back her second belt against Julianna Pena.
Nunes reclaimed her status as the double champion when she beat the former UFC women’s bantamweight title holder Pena in a rematch at UFC 277. Their headlining bout was dominated by Nunes who battered her opponent, setting records for the most knockdowns in the promotion’s women’s fighting history.
Pros react to Amanda Nunes dominating Julianna Pena
Following the main event going to distance, Nunes secured a clean sweep on the judges’ scorecards to come out on top of their contest. She received one of the most lopsided decisions attaining the following scores: 50-45, 50-44, and 50-43.
You can check out reactions from the pros below.
Ffs Peña is one tough MF #ufc277
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 31, 2022
“Ffs Pena is one tough MF #ufc277”
This is STRESSFUL #UFC277
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) July 31, 2022
“This is STRESSFUL #UFC 277”
Julianna Peña is tough as nails! #ufc277
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) July 31, 2022
“Julianna Pena is tough as nails! #ufc277”
#ufc277 this has to be the best women’s fight in UFC history! #PenavsNunes2
— Tito Ortiz (with the blue check) (@titoortiz) July 31, 2022
“#ufc277 this has to be the best women’s fight in UFC history! #penavsnunes2”
Julianna Pena is tough as shit, wow! #UFC277
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 31, 2022
“Julianna Pena is tough as sh*t, wow!#UFC277”
Pena is showing heart of a champion let’s gooo one round to finish
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 31, 2022
“Pena is showing heart of a champion let’s gooo one round to finish”
Post-fight reactions to UFC 277 main event
The reactions kept coming after the historic main event.
Peña is tough as hell. But Nunes is the GOAT for a reason. That was a Y’all Must’ve Forgot type performance right there.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 31, 2022
“Peña is tough as hell. But Nunes is the GOAT for a reason. That was a Y’all Must’ve Forgot type performance right there.“
Holy Moly what an amazing fight! #UFC277
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 31, 2022
“Holy Moly what an amazing fight! #UFC277”
Wow 🤩 @Amanda_Leoa is the woman Goat #ufc277
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 31, 2022
“Wow @Amanda_Leoa is the woman Goat #ufc277”
Cris Cyborg shared her reaction:
“We doing rematches now?! #CyborgVsNunes2″
We doing rematches now?! #CyborgVsNunes2
— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) July 31, 2022
Longtime MMA analyst Dave Doyle tweeted: “Even by MMA’s fickle standards, the way everyone jumped off Amanda Nunes’ bandwagon after having ONE BAD NIGHT IN SEVEN YEARS was really something.”
“She’s the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all-time, she’s got plenty left in the tank and now she’s once again champ-champ,” he continued.
MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn tweeted: “What a performance by Amanda Nunes. She becomes the fifth fighter in UFC history with 10 championship fight victories.”
