Amanda Nunes defeats Spokane fighter Julianna Peña by unanimous decision in title fight rematch
![Amanda Nunes (R) of Brazil punches Julianna Pena in their bantamweight title bout during UFC 277 at American Airlines Center on July 30, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Getty Images)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Bring on a third fight.
Amanda Nunes regained the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night, defeating Spokane’s Julianna Peña via unanimous decision in Dallas, Texas.
The judges scored the bout 50-45, 50-44, 50-43 for Nunes.
Peña (12-5) defeated Nunes last December to earn her first UFC championship.
Nunes (22-5) was much more technical in the rematch, using counterpunches to neutralize Peña’s attack early in the fight and a multitude of takedowns in the later rounds.
A bloodied Peña threatened with submissions from her back in the fourth and fifth rounds, but Nunes ultimately controlled the bout and take back the championship.