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UFC 277

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2022
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship 12
DateJuly 30, 2022 (2022-07-30)
VenueAmerican Airlines Center
CityDallas, Texas, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill

UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 30, 2022, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, United States.[1]

Background

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship rematch between current champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner) Julianna Peña and former champion (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) Amanda Nunes is expected to headline the event.[2] The pairing previously met at UFC 269 in last December, where Peña captured the title by submission in the second round in a major upset.[3] They are also the head coaches for the 30th season of The Ultimate Fighter.[4]

An interim UFC Flyweight Championship bout between former champion Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France is expected to take place at the event.[5] The pairing previously met at UFC 245 in December 2019, with Moreno winning via unanimous decision.[6] Alexandre Pantoja will serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[7]

Sean Strickland was expected to face former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira in a middleweight bout at this event.[8] However, the promotion decided to move the pairing to UFC 276.[9]

A middleweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former title challenger Paulo Costa was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 278 due to unknown reasons.[11]

A welterweight bout between Orion Cosce and Mike Mathetha is expected to take place at the event.[12] The duo was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 271 and UFC 275, but the bout was cancelled due to Mathetha got injured and Cosce pulling out due to undisclosed reasons, respectively.[13][14]

Fight card

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Julianna Peña (c) vs. Amanda Nunes [a]
Flyweight Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France [b]
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich
Light Heavyweight Anthony Smith vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Lightweight Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Ľudovít Klein
Lightweight Drew Dober vs. Rafael Alves
Welterweight Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Michael Morales
Light Heavyweight Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Ihor Potieria
Heavyweight Justin Tafa vs. Don'Tale Mayes
Lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Drakkar Klose
Women's Flyweight Ji Yeon Kim vs. Mariya Agapova
  1. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the interim UFC Flyweight Championship.

[15]

Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2022-05-21). "Julianna Pena-Amanda Nunes title rematch set for UFC 277 main event". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-05-21). "Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2 announced as UFC 277 main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  3. ^ Shakiel Mahjouri (2021-12-21). "UFC 269 results, highlights: Julianna Pena scores shocking upset of Amanda Nunes to claim title". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  4. ^ Nolan King (2022-02-04). "'The Ultimate Fighter' Season 30 to be coached by Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes; rematch to follow". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. ^ Danny Segura (2022-05-10). "Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France 2 in the works for interim flyweight title at UFC 277". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  6. ^ Brendan Bradford (2019-12-14). "UFC 245: Kai Kara-France loses entertaining decision to Brandon Moreno". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  7. ^ a b Mike Heck (2022-06-09). "With Askar Askarov out, Alex Perez shifts to UFC 277 to face interim championship backup fighter Alexandre Pantoja". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  8. ^ Ryan Harkness (2022-03-27). "Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira being finalized for UFC 277 in July". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  9. ^ Mike Heck (2022-05-03). "Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira middleweight clash shifts to UFC 276". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  10. ^ Jay Anderson (2022-05-08). "Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa lined up for UFC 277 in July". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  11. ^ Farah Hannoun (2022-05-26). "Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold shifts from UFC 277 to Aug. 20 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  12. ^ a b Matthew Wells and Nolan King (2022-06-03). "Orion Cosce vs. Blood Diamond now set for UFC 277 in Dallas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  13. ^ Jay Anderson (2022-01-21). "Jeremiah Wells in against Blood Diamond at UFC 271". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  14. ^ Farah Hannoun (2022-05-25). "Orion Cosce vs. Blood Diamond scrapped from UFC 275 in Singapore". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  15. ^ "UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
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