Nunes vs. Peña 3 Headlines UFC 289 Coming To Vancouver

UFC 289

Summary

  • Vancouver, B.C is all set to host a UFC pay-per-view card
  • UFC 289 will take place on June 10 at Rogers Arena
  • Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena 3 will be the Main Event 

Canadian MMA fans were delighted to hear UFC President Dana White announce that the UFC will come to Canada in June.

The UFC has usually held Fight Night cards in Canada but this time around, White confirmed that a pay per view card will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Vancouver Hosts UFC For 6th Time

UFC 289 will take place at Rogers Arena on June 10 and will be headlined by a title fight in the women’s strawweight division as Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña will fight for the 3rd time.

This will be the 32nd time that the UFC will visit Canada and the 6th visit to Vancouver. The UFC used to visit Canada on a regular basis till COVID-19 interrupted things. The last time the UFC visited Canada was back in 2019 when Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone fought Justin Gaethje in the Main Event.

Canadian MMA fans will be happy to see UFC strawweight champ Amanda Nunes in action as this is likely to be the last time she fights in Canada. Nunes is widely considered the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in women’s MMA and has hinted at retirement in the near future.

Nunes and Peña will engage in a trilogy fight to settle their rivalry. They first fought at UFC 269 when Peña surprised the champ and submitted her to cause one of the biggest upsets in MMA. Nunes got her revenge back at UFC 277 when she dominated Peña and won by unanimous decision.

Exciting Fights Scheduled For UFC 289

The UFC is yet to finalize the full card for UFC 289 live betting event but has announced a number of fights that will feature on the Main Card and prelims. One of the most exciting fights will be a 3 round welterweight fight between Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and the exciting Brazilian Michel Pereira.

Wonderboy is still considered one of the best strikers in the UFC as we saw in his last fight against Kevin Holland. Pereira also likes to stand and strike but has a very unorthodox and exciting style that MMA fans love to watch.

Some of the other fights include Eryk Anders against Marc-André Barriault, Hakeem Dawodu against Lucas Almeida and Miranda Maverick against Jasmine Jasudavicius.

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