UFC 277 Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes - Live results and analysis

DALLAS — Julianna Peña shocked the MMA world when she upset Amanda Nunes to win the UFC women's bantamweight title at UFC 269 last December. Nunes is the greatest women's MMA fighter in the world and had looked nearly unbeatable before Peña dethroned her.

Peña and Nunes will meet again Saturday night in the main event of UFC 277 at American Airlines Center with the UFC women's bantamweight title on the line. ESPN has Nunes ranked No. 2 and Peña ranked No. 4 on its pound-for-pound women's MMA list. Nunes has said she went into the first bout with injuries to both her knees and with COVID-19. After getting healthy and moving into her new, private gym, Lioness Studio, Nunes said she will be a different fighter this time around.

Peña (11-4) has won two straight and seven of her last nine fights overall. The fighter from Washington, who trains out of Chicago, beat Nunes via second-round submission seven months ago as a heavy underdog. Peña, 32, was the first female Ultimate Fighter tournament winner in 2013 and had been calling for a title shot for years prior to actually getting one.

Amanda Nunes will try to recapture the UFC bantamweight title against Julliana Peña, and Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France fight for the interim flyweight title.

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UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2Saturday, July 30, American Airlines Center, Dallas • Main card: 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV • Prelims: 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ • Early prelims: 6 p.m. on ESPN+

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Nunes (21-5) was on a 12-fight winning streak before losing to Peña, with wins during that stretch over the likes of Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg,