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Wolverhampton midfielder Matheus Nunes is set to get his wish and complete a move to English and European champion Manchester City in the final hours of the transfer window. “He’s not with the group at the moment, his choice,” Wolves manager Gary O’Neil said of Nunes on Tuesday, after the team’s win over Blackpool in the English League Cup. Club …

On June 10, 2023, the world of MMA came to a standstill shortly after a gruelling five-round main event fight between the reigning women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and her Mexican challenger Irene Aldana. As the results went up in Nunes’ favour for a UFC women’s record 16th win, the 35-year-old gracefully paused and posed with her belts before placing …

Two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes puts her bantamweight belt on the line against Mexican challenger Irene Aldana in the main-card fight of the UFC 289 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday night. Key stats : Fighter Amanda Nunes Irene Aldana Record 22-5-0 14-6-0 Height/weight 173 cm/61 kg 175 cm/61 kg Recent results W-L-W-W-W W-W-L-W-W Stance Orthodox Orthodox …

✕ Close Nunes and Pena make weight for UFC 277 Amanda Nunes restored her status as a dual-weight UFC champion on Saturday night, dominating Julianna Pena to regain the women’s bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 277. Nunes, however, put things right as far as she was concerned on Saturday, dominating a brave, resilient Pena to secure a …

Predicting every year-end UFC champion in 2022

The first round of the women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 269 went along expected lines. “For you to be a world champion in two divisions and universally recognised as the greatest woman fighter of all time, which Amanda is, it’s inexcusable to be that tired in the second round. “The Pena rematch with Nunes will probably be the biggest …

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Israel Adesanya wasn't afraid to reach for the top, but defeating Jan Blachowicz was too steep a mountain to climb. UFC middleweight champion Adesanya stepped up in weight to challenge for Blachowicz's light heavyweight belt on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 259. In the evening's co-main bout, UFC women's featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes continued her …

Fight Ufc Yan Sterling Bantamweight Champion Blachowicz Ufc 259

LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya learned that holding two UFC title belts simultaneously is not nearly as easy as Amanda Nunes makes it look. Jan Blachowicz defended his UFC light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Adesanya at UFC 259 on Saturday night, thwarting the reigning middleweight champ’s bid to claim a second belt. Two-division champion …

UFC 259 highlights: Blachowicz and Amanda Nunes retain titles, Sterling new champion

The overwhelming star attraction of UFC 250 is Nunes, who turned 32 last week. The main event from the gym at the UFC’s corporate campus in Las Vegas features dominant two-division champion Amanda Nunes, but the pound-for-pound superstar is an overwhelming favourite in her featherweight title defense against Canadian contender Felicia Spencer. Although the promotion refuses to disclose its pay-per-view …