Mike Malott, back left, knocks down Adam Fugitt with a left hook during a UFC 289 welterweight bout, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER – Amanda (Lioness) Nunes beat Irene Aldana by unanimous decision during UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday night to hold on to her bantamweight title before announcing her retirement.
Nunes dominated the fight, landing far more hits than her opponent, while Aldana’s corner repeatedly encouraged their fighter to go on the offensive.
Charles (Do Bronxs) Oliveira won by TKO in the co-main event against Beneil Dariush in the lightweight bout.
The title fight capped a successful night for Canadian fighters with all six Canadians or Canadian-based fighters going undefeated.
Aiemann Zahabi won by knockout against Aoriqileng while (Proper) Mike Malott beat Adam Fugitt by submission.
Diana Belbita won in the preliminary fight stage while Nelson and Zahabi won in the preliminaries. Marc-Andre Barriault won his middleweight bout on the main card before Malott’s win in the welterweight class.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 10, 2023.
