Julianna Pena submitted Amanda Nunes in the co-headliner of UFC 269 on Saturday, turning into ladies' bantamweight champion in probably the greatest bombshell in UFC history.
Pena constrained Nunes to tap out to a back stripped stifle in the second round, to the shock of those in participation at Las Vegas' T-Versatile Field.
Pena (11-4) entered UFC 269 with two losses in her last four battles, while Nunes (21-5) was unbeaten beginning around 2014.
Third-positioned Pena was a tremendous dark horse heading into her conflict with Nunes, who actually holds the UFC ladies' featherweight title.
Nunes dropped her challenger with a calf kick in one of the initial trades on Saturday, however Pena bounced back to her feet and returned fire with a progression of right hands.
At first those strikes neglected to fluster the Brazilian, who dropped Pena again – this time with a punch.
The hero picked her second to follow American Pena – who is of Venezuelan and Mexican plummet – to the mat, prior to searching for a back stripped stifle. Pena safeguarded, then, at that point, endeavored a Kimura lock, however the signal stopped her offense.
While Nunes assaulted her adversary's legs right off the bat in the second round, Pena handled a hardened counter punch, prior to adding a one-two over the top.
The challenger than handled a cutting elbow, another two, and a tremendous snare. Pena's procedure was abandoning her, however she kept landing winging shots as Nunes eyes spacey.
The boss was upheld by a progression of punches, before Pena snatched her against the fence and got a takedown.
Pena immediately took Nunes' back and secured a back stripped stifle, to which the Brazilian immediately tapped out.
'OMG': GOAT deposed in 'greatest bombshell' ever; 'monster' at it again as UFC free for all paralyzes
Charles Oliveira safeguarded his belt in staggering design, Amanda Nunes was deposed in probably the best bombshell in MMA history, and there was KO confusion in abundance at UFC 269 on Sunday.
Generally viewed as the ladies' GOAT, Nunes endured her first loss beginning around 2014 as Julianna Pena left the UFC world staggered.
That was before Oliveira returned from a first-round striking masterclass by Dustin Poirier to overwhelm the second, and track down an accommodation in the third, to win his tenth consecutive battle and safeguard his lightweight title interestingly.
UFC 269 was extremely wild that Dana White distributed eight execution rewards (ordinarily worth $50k a fly), as Aussie Tai Tuivasa and Kiwi Kai Kara-France traded out as well.
I'm the best on the planet. I'm the man. They talk, I do it," Oliveira said in the wake of stifling out Poirier.
They can hit me a great deal, however I will stroll forward," he added.
It was a headliner that in some way didn't disillusion after what happened minutes sooner as Poirier and Oliveira showed up cocked and locked.
Poirier appeared to be in charge in the stand-up trades, yet couldn't remain on his feet in the, prior second Oliveira bounced on his back in the third and got the standing back stripped stifle.
Charles Oliveira has won the belt by knockout and presented his first title protection — it doesn't beat that," Daniel Cormier said in discourse. "He's presently won 10 battles in succession; the fella's a monster."
All things considered, it didn't approach what we saw in the co-headliner as Nunes was deposed; the UFC's most predominant top dog tasting rout as Pena pulled off probably the greatest bombshell in the association's set of experiences to guarantee the bantamweight belt.
Nunes, who actually holds the featherweight belt, was at her standard tremendous self in the first round, however Pena turned out in the second prepared to stand and bang — and some way or another dominated the competition in an outcome that left the Las Vegas swarm completely staggered.
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