The greatest of all time says goodbye 🏆🦁🏆@Amanda_Leoa announces her retirement after defending her bantamweight title at #UFC289 pic.twitter.com/3OXqGymhzM”And Still forever! Double champion for life!”@Amanda_Leoa calls it a career at #UFC289 pic.twitter.com/6kdifaFGhw— UFC (@ufc) June 11, 2023Round 2— UFC (@ufc) June 11, 2023Round 5
Round 3[ #UFC289 | B2YB @Diablo ] pic.twitter.com/2J6WmNQ8f7Nunes with a jab. Aldana with a kick to the leg. Aldana on the front foot here. Huge elbow from Nunes and she’s landing at will here. She lands another jab. Nunes with a takedown attempt and she gets an uppercut through while grappling. Stinging jab from Nunes. Nunes shoots and gets the takedown. She lets her up and pounces right away. Aldana reverses while grappling. They separate. Jab from Nunes. Huge overhand right from Nunes. Two more big right hands from Nunes and Knee to the chin. Aldana fires some shots back but Nunes has the upperhand. Another big right hand from Nunes. Right to the body and left to the face by Nunes. Jab and huge right from Nunes. Big right to the body from Nunes. Hard right hook from Nunees. Spinning back elbow by Nunes.Official Result: Amanda Nunes defeats Irene Aldana by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-43).The Lioness DOMINATES all 5 rounds in this one 🦁 #UFC289 pic.twitter.com/7dEyFi5C3v
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Round 4
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Nunes keeps her range with the jab. She goes for a takedown, eats a knee to the body, and gets the takedown. She’s in full guard of Aldana. Nunes lands shots from the top. She digs her head down in and pressures with her shoulder. Slicing elbows from Nunes. Aldana tries to push her away but Nunes holds on firmly and lands more shots. Amanda goes to the mount here. Nunes gets the mount and connects with several shots. She locks in her hooks and stays in position. Crushing shots from the top from Nunes. Nunes lands shots to the body. She’s trying to close the arm triangle and gets back to firing shots at her face. Nunes with shots to the body, hammer fists from the top.
Nunes keeps her range with the jab. She goes for a takedown, eats a knee to the body, and gets the takedown. She’s in full guard of Aldana. Nunes lands shots from the top. She digs her head down in and pressures with her shoulder. Slicing elbows from Nunes. Aldana tries to push her away but Nunes holds on firmly and lands more shots. Amanda goes to the mount here. Nunes gets the mount and connects with several shots. She locks in her hooks and stays in position. Crushing shots from the top from Nunes. Nunes lands shots to the body. She’s trying to close the arm triangle and gets back to firing shots at her face. Nunes with shots to the body, hammer fists from the top.
Nunes keeps her range with the jab. She goes for a takedown, eats a knee to the body, and gets the takedown. She’s in full guard of Aldana. Nunes lands shots from the top. She digs her head down in and pressures with her shoulder. Slicing elbows from Nunes. Aldana tries to push her away but Nunes holds on firmly and lands more shots. Amanda goes to the mount here. Nunes gets the mount and connects with several shots. She locks in her hooks and stays in position. Crushing shots from the top from Nunes. Nunes lands shots to the body. She’s trying to close the arm triangle and gets back to firing shots at her face. Nunes with shots to the body, hammer fists from the top.
Nunes keeps her range with the jab. She goes for a takedown, eats a knee to the body, and gets the takedown. She’s in full guard of Aldana. Nunes lands shots from the top. She digs her head down in and pressures with her shoulder. Slicing elbows from Nunes. Aldana tries to push her away but Nunes holds on firmly and lands more shots. Amanda goes to the mount here. Nunes gets the mount and connects with several shots. She locks in her hooks and stays in position. Crushing shots from the top from Nunes. Nunes lands shots to the body. She’s trying to close the arm triangle and gets back to firing shots at her face. Nunes with shots to the body, hammer fists from the top.
Nunes keeps her range with the jab. She goes for a takedown, eats a knee to the body, and gets the takedown. She’s in full guard of Aldana. Nunes lands shots from the top. She digs her head down in and pressures with her shoulder. Slicing elbows from Nunes. Aldana tries to push her away but Nunes holds on firmly and lands more shots. Amanda goes to the mount here. Nunes gets the mount and connects with several shots. She locks in her hooks and stays in position. Crushing shots from the top from Nunes. Nunes lands shots to the body. She’s trying to close the arm triangle and gets back to firing shots at her face. Nunes with shots to the body, hammer fists from the top.
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