Julianna Peña stops Brazilian legend Amanda Nunes by submission in the second round at UFC 269 in Las Vegas, while Australian heavyweight Tai Tuivasa adds another victory his growing tally.
Julianna Peña has stopped Brazilian legend Amanda Nunes by submission in the second round at UFC 269 in Las Vegas, claiming the bantamweight title from the two-division champion.Australian heavyweight Tai Tuivasa scored his fourth straight winAustralian heavyweight Tai Tuivasa also won in Las Vegas, while Charles Oliveira defended his lightweight title for the first time with a third-round stoppage victory over Dustin Poirier.
Nunes had won 12 consecutive fights since 2014 and reigned simultaneously atop the 135-pound bantamweight and 145-pound featherweight divisions for three years. Peña then got Nunes to the ground on her back and forced the champion to tap out with a choke around her neck with 1 minute and 38 seconds left.Brutal Tuivasa wins again
His violent second-round knockout of Brazil's Augusto Sakai was quickly followed by a trademark shoey sitting atop the octagon fence.He then repeated the gimmick and was showered with more beer as he left the arena, having entered it to the tune of Aqua's Barbie Girl.
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