Amanda Nunes dominated Irene Aldana from bell to bell to retain her heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 289 before putting her gloves – and both of her divisional titles – in the octagon when she announced her retirement from mixed martial arts.
MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Michio react to Nunes’ lessons on the final fight of her legendary career, her legacy in the sport, and where the women’s 135-pound division picks up from here. Plus, they discussed Charles Oliveira’s first-round finish of Benil Darioch in the highly anticipated co-main event, with Dana White announcing that Oliveira will likely face Islam Makhachev in a rematch for the next lightweight title, and the Canadian fighters will go 6-0 in the promotion’s comeback. . to Vancouver, which includes Mike Malott’s fast finish on Adam Fugit, and much more.
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