UFC 277

In the main event, women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña (11-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) puts her title on the line for the first time when she takes on the woman she ...

And Garcia gets a nice takedown in the middle of the cage. Edwards closes the distance and presses Kim against the cage on the clinch. Edwards closes the distance and gets a takedown in the final seconds of the bout. Klose gets the fight to the ground. Edwards lands a head kicks on Kim. And a good right hand follows by Kim. Now Kim looks to put the pace on Edwards. Oh, and nice straight right lands by Kim, likely the best shot of the fight so far. Big left hook by Potieria. And Negumereanu connects with a right hand that seems to stun Potieria. Negumereanu closes the distance here with three minutes left and presses Potieria against the cage. Almost a minute in and Negumereanu throws a big combination, closes the distance and presses Potieria against the cage. Round 1 – Edwards getting busy here right off the start. Diamond closes the distance and presses Cosce against the cage. Diamond lands a good kick to the head in the final seconds of the round. Cosce closes the distance and presses Diamond against the cage a minute in. However, Cosce immediately closes the distance and presses Diamond against the cage.

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Kara-France is on a three-fight win streak but lost by decision in his last fight with Moreno in 2019. That is exactly what she did. “I do believe that her (Nunes’) time as champion at 135 (pounds) is over and that her era is in the past so let the past be the past,” Pena told Fox Sports’ Fight Week. Now, she has a chance to do it again. But then she ran into Pena. “She is the consensus No.1 greatest-of-all-time female fighter but the way Julianna Pena beat her and the way she called it, she said she was going to bring her into deep water and she was going to drown her.

Heavyweight action on the UFC 277 preliminary card saw Don'Tale Mayes up against Egyptian newcomer Hamdy Abdelwahab. With just three pro fights to his name ...

Mayes let up and let Abdelwahab back in the fight, but Abdelwahab appeared to barely be in the fight. He did well in landing the shot and when Mayes got back up he took him right back down. Right away in the final round Abdelwahab closed the distance and got the fight down. Abdelwahab almost closed the fight right then and there, but Mayes survived and got back to his feet. Mayes came back with a flying knee and a head kick but both could be seen coming a mile away. Mayes out of nowhere got dropped and thrown down to the ground when trying to get back up.

A pair of title fights top the marquee for UFC's return to Dallas for its latest PPV event.

Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ankalaev Magomed Ankalaev vs. Three champs, one video 🏆🏆🏆— UFC (@ufc) #UFC277 pic.twitter.com/imNGw2hkEN July 31, 2022 Anthony Smith -- Round 2: Smith limped back to his corner between rounds and asked his corner to ice his ankle. Make that 9️⃣ straight for— UFC (@ufc) @AnkalaevM💪 #UFC277 pic.twitter.com/rLqnb79BDI July 31, 2022 Iron— UFC (@ufc) @MikeTysontaking in the #UFC277action pic.twitter.com/nLiUjIo4Ue July 31, 2022 Official result: Alexandre Pantoja def. Alexandre Pantoja vs. Let’s go— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) @Pantojamma #UFC277 July 31, 2022 The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV following preliminary bouts at 8 p.m. ET. Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes battle each other and expectations at UFC 277. Holy Pantoja!!! 👀— Max Griffin (@MaxPainGriffin) #UFC277 July 31, 2022

A pair of high-profile rematches with championships at stake headline UFC 277 Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

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The fate of the UFC's bantamweight division is on the line. The Sporting News will provide live updates from the event in Texas, featuring the rematch ...

New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 277 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. In the U.S., the UFC 277 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+, which also requires a subscription. 10:00 p.m.: We're about to go live with UFC 277 as the final prelim has gone a little long. 11:00 p.m.: Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich are up next in a fight that is expected to render the judges unnecessary. Pantoja has won two straight since losing to Askar Askarov. Both are aiming to put themselves in line for a title opportunity in the near future. 10:18 p.m.: We're kicking things off with Magomed Ankalaev taking on Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight showdown that can have some significant implications on the title picture. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will fight Kai Kara-France for the interim UFC flyweight title. Sergei Pavlovich pounced on Derrick Lewis and stunned him in the first few seconds of the fight with a barrage of punches. Round 2: Moreno lands a jab but Kara-France lands a kick to the ribs. Lewis was in clear trouble and hit the canvas but as he popped back up the referee stepped in to stop the fight. A late flurry by Moreno probably sealed the round but Kara-France has continued to pepper in some leg kicks. After losing to Cat Zingano in 2014, Nunes went on a 12-fight winning streak that saw her beat McMann, Shevchenko, Tate, Ronda Rousey, Raquel Pennington, Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm. Nunes beat Tate for the UFC bantamweight title in 2016.

Leading into the two title fights headlining UFC 277 was a heavyweight clash between No. 5 ranked Derrick Lewis and No. 11 ranked Sergei Pavlovich.

I was ready for this fight, and I worked really hard to be here” Pavlovich said over the boos of those in attendance. Lewis went down on all fours and referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight as Lewis was getting back to his feet. On Saturday, it was Pavlovich that scored the quick finish.

With Joselyne Edwards missing weight for the fight, a catchweight affair saw the Brazilian and South Korea's Ji Yeon Kim go the distance on the UFC 277 ...

Kim would continue to stay outside, until stepping forward in the final two minutes and catching Edwards with a right hand. Kim however would escape; in the final seconds, Edwards would initiate a clinch but couldn’t get much done before the buzzer. Kim on Saturday, before the pair settled in.

With Deiveson Figueiredo sidelined due to injury, the UFC opted to whip up an interim flyweight belt, with Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France competing for ...

Moreno then moved in with a combo, finishing with a kick to the body. Following the win, Deiveson Figueiredo was brought into the cage — with Moreno saying he would be an example to his daughter, family, and the world, and apologizing for some past comments that had offended the champ. Back on his feet, Moreno fanned on a spinning back fist. That led to some clinch work, with Kara-France managing to stay up and separate after a Moreno takedown attempt. Moreno found a home for his left hand; about half a minute later, Kara-France did the same with his right. Round three saw Moreno planted on his back early care of a sweep, but he immediately threw up a high guard.

See the top Twitter reactions to Brandon Moreno's interim title win over Kai Kara-France in the UFC 277 co-main event.

Brandon Moreno, once again a UFC champion, claimed the interim 125-pound title in thrilling fashion on Saturday night, finishing Kai Kara-France in the ...

In the third round, Kara-France did his best work after he caught a Moreno kick and dumped him to the floor. Kara-France immediately rolled over and covered up, which brought in a quick stoppage from referee Herb Dean, as Moreno swarmed on him with hammerfists. He already held a prior decision win over Kara-France (24-10) from 2019, and the rematch was similar in that Moreno simply had more tools than the challenger from New Zealand. "This guy right here, tonight is his night and he is the champion," Figueiredo said, through a translator. Moreno challenged Figueiredo for the belt in December 2020, and fought him to a majority draw. The Brazilian champion entered the Octagon after Moreno's win and asked to do it in Brazil.

'The Lioness' is back on top at 135 pounds after dominating Pena over the course of 25 minutes.

Amanda Nunes 2 for the UFC women's bantamweight championship. Nunes stunned and then dropped Pena with a straight left. An uppercut landed for Nunes and Pena responded with a combination. Nunes dropped Pena badly with a right hand coming in! Julianna Pena (50-45, 50-44, 50-43) to win the UFC women's bantamweight championship. Nunes quelled the forward pressure with a sharp counter punch. Pena staggered Nunes with a right hook but Nunes landed another takedown. Nunes with another back take and a neck crank. She is now the UFC women's bantamweight and featherweight champion. The now former champion pressed her foot against the fence and swung into an armbar as Nunes chased into clinch and grapple with a takedown. From there, Nunes took the battle to the ground as she opened up a huge gash on Pena's hairline in the third round with an elbow from mount. "The Lioness" took apart Pena with her speed and accuracy on the feet in the opening round before really putting on a clinic in the second.

Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo will both carry gold heading into their fourth fight. Moreno captured the interim UFC flyweight championship with a ...

Kara-France tripped Moreno to the floor and hurled a slashing elbow that opened a cut under Moreno's eye. Moreno's relentless spirit shone as he returned to the feet and cranked the pressure before landing a devastating liver kick. Moreno and Kara-France fought a competitive two rounds that likely inched in Moreno's favor.

Russian heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich and ref Dan Miragliotta both heard it from fans in Dallas, Texas at UFC 277 after a seemingly quick stoppage gave ...

Lewis went to his knees, but immediately got back up, only to be greeted by ref Dan Miragliotta, who had waved the fight off. Fans still drowned out Pavlovich with boos during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. A right, then a left behind the ear, rocked Lewis. Pavlovich chased, and landed a few more right hands.

Amanda Nunes reclaimed the UFC's bantamweight belt via unanimous decision over Julianna Pena in the main event of UFC 277 in Dallas, Texas on Saturday night ...

He didn't even get under the chin but cranked Perez's neck. It looked like it could have been an early stoppage. Looking back that appeared to be an early stoppage by Dan Miragliotta. Lewis was on the verge of being finished but he was fully there and just on the ground. Nice short left by Kara-France and then big leg kick by Moreno follows. •2h ago Nunes dropped Pena with a short right but Nunes allows her to get up. •2h ago •2h ago •2h ago Normally I would say, 'Come on, man.' That's not a bad idea when you think about it." Dana White on the idea of Nunes-Shevchenko 3 next: "That's not a bad idea. Nunes dominated in every facet and took all five rounds for all three judges sitting cageside.

The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday's card, including one to a former and now interim champion.

Brandon Moreno (20-6-2 MMA, 8-3-2 UFC) was in a dogfight with Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in the co-main event. Moreno was on him in a hurry and landed a dozen or so punches until referee herb Dean stopped the fight to make Moreno, a former undisputed champion, the interim flyweight titleholder. Shortly after that, he tripped Perez to the canvas and took his back.

Dana White not happy after Deiveson Figueiredo gets into the Octagon following Brandon Moreno's interim title win at UFC 277 – 'this kid was having his ...

UFC 277 was headlined by the women's bantamweight championship rematch between titleholder Julianna Peña and former champion Amanda Nunes.

Peña escaped the submission attempt and Nunes let Peña back to her feet at the bell. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Nunes stuck to the strategy of taking Peña down, but it was a dangerous decision. The pace was slow and measured in the opening two minutes of the bout.

This was Nunes' night and she put on perhaps her greatest performance since she stopped Cris Cyborg in 2018 at UFC 232.

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Amanda Nunes answered plenty of questions at UFC 277, but where does the GOAT go from here? Also, is a fourth fight right between Deiveson Figueiredo and ...

If the UFC opts to book Prochazka vs. Full credit to Peña for winning the first fight and full credit to her for making the second one competitive, but Nunes clearly won the rematch. This was the fight to make even before Saturday. As good and as deserving as Kai Kara-France was of that opportunity, the premier matchup of this weight class is Figueiredo vs. Moreno to unify the belts. It left us unsatisfied as to where the rivalry stood. Figueiredo and Moreno will be inked together in the annals of UFC history. Build up anticipation for a third fight, rather than possibly feed fatigue of the matchup by booking it immediately. But the two seemed to make peace in the Octagon on Saturday night. So who's up next for the titleholders and top contenders? The new look was Nunes fighting almost exclusively as a southpaw, and it successfully made Peña hesitant with her advances. Nunes, who left American Top Team after her December loss to Peña and started her own gym, showed off a new wrinkle in her game and displayed her well-established Octagon smarts. All is normal in the world.

Amanda Nunes wins back her UFC bantamweight title in style, earning scorecards of 50-45, 50-44, and 50-43, and declaring 'now we are making history again'.

A planned welterweight bout set to kick off the UFC 277 preliminary card on Saturday had a wrench thrown in the works when one fighter missed weight.

Blood Diamond landed an elbow and a front kick that hurt Cosce. On the break, Diamond landed a spinning back fist that hurt Cosce as “Galaxy” landed a back fist in return. The rounded ended with Cosce controlling Blood Diamond completely. Cosce landed a jab, and Blood Diamond responded with one of his own. Cosce put Diamond against the fence again and then landed a takedown. A low kick from Blood Diamond opened the fight, followed by a high kick from Cosce. Blood Diamond landed a front kick and blocked a hook from Cosce. Cosce shot for a takedown, but Diamond stuffed it. Thirty seconds into the round, Blood Diamond landed a punch that caused Cosce to clinch.

Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France shared Fight of the Night at UFC 277 in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, while Drew Dober and Alexandre Pantoja took home ...

Kara-France covered up as Moreno unloaded with ground n’ pound, bringing about an end to the fight. He locked up a rear-naked choke just 91 seconds into the fight. Amanda Nunes 2) and the lightweight fight between Drew Dober and Rafael Alves.

Drew Dober and Rafael Alves lived up to expectations at UFC 277, with Dober dropping his opponent with a body shot in the third round.

Alves then shot for a takedown, which Dober reversed to end the round. Dober would finish the round on the attack, however, with Alves back against the fence covering and moving. On his back was still not where Drew Dober wanted to be, however, especially with half the round still to come.

Deiveson Figueiredo confronted Brandon Moreno in the cage at UFC 277, something Dana White wishes he didn't allow.

The lifetime series between Figueiredo and Moreno is currently even at 1-1-1. Figueiredo is the champion and Moreno won the interim title Saturday with a TKO of Kai-Kara France. Initially, the faceoff had a taste of vitriol and intensity.

Amanda Nunes has already established herself as one of the finest mixed martial artists (MMA) of all time.

However, it was to no avail as Nunes fended off all her attacks through brilliant counter-attacking moves. The first round was dominated by the Brazilian through her speed and movement. Nunes’ speed and trickery were simply too much for the American.

Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich scored a first-round finish over Derrick Lewis on the UFC 277 main card on Saturday, but many felt the fight was stopped early.

“I like the ref, but I wouldn’t debate that that was an early stoppage. It was definitely an early stoppage. “I think it was too soon, but to be fair, Miragliotta is a great ref,” White said.

A potential fourth fight in the Moreno-Figueiredo saga was set up inside the Octagon when the undisputed flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo joined Moreno ...

The high pace continued in the third round, and seemingly out of nowhere, Dober connected with a perfectly placed left hook to the body that melted Alves and earned Dober another stoppage victory. Although Alves slugged it out with Dober to end the second, Dober clearly had gained momentum and control of the fight. From the jump, Pantoja jumped on Perez, peppering him with punch and swarming him wholly.

What Amanda Nunes' rematch win means, a botched faceoff, and Derrick Lewis' future are among our post-UFC 277 talking points.

It’s also pretty hard to argue all the reasons Nunes shared as to why she was upset in the first encounter. To her credit, it’s clear the gap between Peña and Nunes is much closer than everyone else in the division. She proved her durability is just as strong in surviving five rounds in the rematch with Amanda Nunes, most of which was spent taking a beating. Save for a few dramatic submission attempts, there aren’t many other redeeming elements for Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in this particular bout. Moreno will unify the 125-pound titles with Figueiredo at some point this year or early 2023, and it’s going to be an unprecedented fight. Figueiredo 4 will be a marquee fight, I fear it won’t have the exposure it deserves. Brandon Moreno might be the first true star in the UFC flyweight division. But watching him fight – albeit briefly – felt like this was a diminished version of the UFC knockout record holder. But there are some valid questions to be asked about Lewis after making 25 octagon appearances since his 2014 debut and being stopped in all eight of his losses during his stretch. The fact it wasn’t only hurts everyone in the long run. The nature of Ankalaev’s win unfortunately didn’t make him undeniable, and that’s the frustrating part of this result. Based off what we saw before the injury, I would feel confident in saying Ankalaev was going to win.