The UFC 277 staredowns went down and one fighter unsurprisingly had the most memorable faceoff.
UFC 277 takes place Saturday night in Dallas as the headliner sees Julianna Pena defend her women’s bantamweight title in a rematch against Amanda Nunes.
The co-main event, meanwhile, sees Brandon Moreno battle Kai Kara-France for the interim flyweight title.
Texas native Derrick Lewis is also on the card as he collides with Sergei Pavlovich in a heavyweight encounter.
To hype the event further, the UFC 277 pre-fight press conference took place Thursday which was followed by the eventual staredowns.
The headliner saw an intense but respectful staredown between Pena and Nunes.
The biggest rematch in UFC history is ALMOST HERE!@VenezuelanVixen vs @Amanda_Leoa
[ #UFC277 | Saturday | Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/U0Pbshxhuo ] pic.twitter.com/kasjd4XXZ6
— UFC (@ufc) July 28, 2022
The co-headliner was more or less the same, but not as intense.
A piece of flyweight gold is up for grabs! 🏆
🇲🇽 @TheAssassinBaby and 🇳🇿 @KaiKaraFrance are going to run it back with huge stakes at #UFC277! pic.twitter.com/bTH2q52lT3
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 28, 2022
Derrick Lewis Scares Dana White
However, it was Lewis who had the most notable staredown.
As he was staring Pavlovich down, Lewis tried to punk the Russian by pretending to throw a punch. Pavlovich didn’t flinch, but UFC president Dana White certainly did.
It was all laughs afterward.
You can watch it below:
Can’t believe I caught this moment on my camera 😂 #UFC277 @MiddleEasy pic.twitter.com/6UdD5Ob71b
— Christopher De Santiago (@chris_dsantiago) July 29, 2022
We'll be swangin’ and bangin’ come Saturday! 💥@TheBeast_UFC vs @SergeiPavlovic9 throwing down at #UFC277! pic.twitter.com/z0psxg3GCP
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 28, 2022
Here’s how the full UFC 277 main card looks:
- Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes (women’s bantamweight title)
- Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France (interim flyweight title)
- Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich
- Alex Perez vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Anthony Smith
