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UFC 289 Results: Amanda Nunes defeats Irene Aldana (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 289 results, including the main event title fight between Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana. Nunes (23-5 MMA) was originally slated to have a trilogy fight with Julianna Pena at tonight’s event, but ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury. ‘The Lioness’ of course defeated Pena to reclaim the women’s bantamweight world title in her most recent effort at UFC 277.
Pros react after Charles Oliveira TKO's Beneil Dariush at UFC 289
Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023
Tonight’s UFC 289 event was co-headlined by a key lightweight bout featuring Charles Oliveira taking on Beneil Dariush. Oliveira (34-9 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Islam Makhachev last October at UFC 280 in a fight for the undisputed lightweight world title. Prior to that setback, ‘Do Bronx’ had put together a sensational eleven-fight win streak which included victories over Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
UFC 289 Results: Charles Oliveira stops Beneil Dariush in Round 1 (Video)
Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 289 results, including the co-main event between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush. Oliveira (34-9 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Islam Makhachev last October at UFC 280 in a fight for the undisputed lightweight world title. Prior to that setback, ‘Do Bronx’ had put together a sensational eleven-fight win streak which included victories over Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
UFC 289 Results: Mike Malott stops Adam Fugitt in Round 2 (Video)
Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 289 results, including the welterweight bout between Adam Fugitt and Mike Malott. Fugitt (9-4 MMA) most recently competed back in February of this year, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over Yusaku Kinoshita. Prior to that, the 34-year-old had suffered a TKO loss to Michael Morales in his Octagon debut.
UFC 289 Results: Dan Ige defeats Nate Landwehr (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 289 results, including the featherweight clash between Dan Ige and Nate Landwehr. Ige (17-6 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since scoring a knockout win over Damon Jackson in January of this year. That victory snapped a three-fight losing skid for the Hawaiian, who previously dropped decisions to Jung Chan-Sung, Josh Emmett and Movsar Evloev.
UFC 289: 'Nunes vs. Aldana' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023
The Octagon returns to Canada for tonight’s UFC 289 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana. Nunes (22-5 MMA) was originally slated to have a trilogy fight with Julianna Pena at tonight’s event, but ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury. ‘The Lioness’ of course defeated Pena to reclaim the women’s bantamweight world title in her most recent effort at UFC 277.
Daniel Pineda disappointed he lost to Alex Caceres but "happy" he didn't go down from the body shots
Cole Shelton - June 10, 2023
Daniel Pineda had a chance to enter the featherweight rankings last weekend. Not even three months after Pineda submitted Tucker Lutz at the end of March, he took a fight against Alex Caceres at UFC Vegas 74. It was a chance for Pineda to enter the ranks, but in the end, it was Caceres who won by decision.
Dana White calls 'bulls**t' on rumored Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev fight
Zain Bando - June 10, 2023
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA) won’t be challenging Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA) in his next fight, regardless of weight class, according to Dana White. The UFC President discussed the rumored fight in a recent interview with Aaron Bronsteter of TSN ahead of UFC 289 Saturday night.
Beneil Dariush hails Charles Oliveira as the "second-best lightweight of all time" ahead of UFC 289
Cole Shelton - June 9, 2023
Beneil Dariush has nothing but praise for Charles Oliveira. Dariush is set to take on Oliveira in the co-main event of UFC 289 in a pivotal fight for both men. The winner could very well get the next title shot so the stakes are high for this one. Although Dariush is confident he will get his hand raised, he knows it won’t be easy as he believes Oliveira is the second-best lightweight of all time.
VIDEO | Chris Curtis pulls up on internet trolls at UFC 289: "They never keep the same energy"
Josh Evanoff - June 9, 2023
UFC middleweight contender Chris Curtis decided to have some fun earlier today. ‘The Action Man’ has been out of action since his high-profile clash with Kelvin Gastelum in April. At UFC 287, the two middleweights put on a show, going back and forth for three rounds. At the end of the 15-minute contest, it was Gastelum who got the nod by unanimous decision.
Amanda Nunes predicts knockout win over Irene Aldana at UFC 289: "This belt is mine"
Josh Evanoff - June 9, 2023
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes is expecting to dominate on Saturday. ‘The Lioness’ has been out of action since her rematch with Julianna Pena last July. The bout took place just six months after the Brazilian lost her title by second-round submission. However, Nunes didn’t leave anything up to chance at UFC 277, battering Pena en route to a lopsided unanimous decision win.
Jorge Masvidal says Leon Edwards "just crossed a line" in altercation at UFC London: “I don’t have nothing personal”
Susan Cox - June 9, 2023
Jorge Masvidal says Leon Edwards “just crossed a line” in their previous altercation at UFC London. It was back in March of 2019, at UFC London that Masvidal (35-17 MMA) was giving an interview to Laura Sanko of UFC/ESPN, following his knockout victory over Darren Till (18-5 MMA) when Edwards interrupted the exchange.