Seeing a switch in opponent ahead of UFC 289 – undisputed two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes remains on course to headliner the pay-per-view event, and opens once more as a distinguished betting favorite ahead of a bantamweight title fight against Irene Aldana.
Nunes, the current undisputed bantamweight and featherweight under the banner of the UFC, is scheduled to headline UFC 289 on June 10. – taking on Mexican striker, Aldana at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – in the promotion’s pay-per-view return to ‘The Great White North’.
Initially, Bahia bruiser, Nunes was scheduled to headline the flagship showcase against former champion, Julianna Peña, however, the Washington native suffered fractured ribs ahead of the trilogy rubber match, forcing the former bantamweight champion to withdraw from the title outing.
And as for fan-favorite contender, Aldana, the Mexican puncher has since been pulled from a scheduled rematch with common-foe, Raquel Pennington later this month at the UFC Apex facility – in place of her premier title outing under the banner of the Dana White-led organization.
Opening as a sizeable betting favorite to land a victory over Aldana in June in…
