By: David Smith
SPORTSMANOR
UFC
Amanda Nunes won back her bantamweight title at UFC 277 by dominating Julianna Pena for 5 rounds in the main event.
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In the first fight, Julianna Pena shocked the world by submitting Nunes with a rear naked choke in the second round.
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The rivalry between Nunes and Pena has a lot of similarities with the iconic rivalry between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
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Nate Diaz also submitted Conor McGregor in their first fight in the second round with a rear naked choke. And both the fights played out in a very similar fashion.
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Julianna Pena even said "I'm not surprised mother f***r" after the upset win, a catchphrase that Diaz said afetr beating Conor McGregor.
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Conor McGregor reacted to the Nunes vs Pena 2 fight and pointed out the similarity between thew two rivalries. McGregor was impressed with the toughness of both Nunes and Pena at UFC 277.
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"It's mad to me the similairity of ladies bantamweight title fight to mine and Diaz. The McGregor Diaz fights."- Conor McGregor said comapring his journey to Nunes' after she won her title back
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In his message on Twitter, Conor McGregor called the rematch between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena an iconic fight.
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Amanda Nunes wins her bantamweight title back by beating Julianna Pena by dominant decision