1. Holm Vs Nunes Result
2. Holm Vs Nunes Results

The UFC badly wanted a new contender for Amanda Nunes at bantamweight. Fans don’t want to see an opponent Nunes has already turned away with minimal issue get another shot at the belt. So, the UFC took a couple of Nunes’ former challengers and paired them against a pair of up-and-comers, hoping at least one of the up-and-comers would walk out with a win and have the necessary accolades to fight for the belt. It didn’t turn out the way the UFC hoped.

Amanda Nunes puts her UFC women’s bantamweight title on the line against former title holder Holly Holm in the co-main event of UFC 239 this evening. ‘The Lioness’ was last seen in action at December’s UFC 232 event in Los Angeles, where she knocked out Cris Cyborg to become the promotions first ever women’s ‘champ champ’.

1. Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington, UFC 224, May 12, 2018 (For the bantamweight title) Result: Nunes via TKO at 2:36 of round 2. Advantage: Nunes While Holm had a tepid UFC debut against Raquel.
2. See the highlights from UFC 239: Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm recap after a first-round headkick TKO making this her 4th title defense.#UFC #amandanunes #.
3. Holm (14-5), just three weeks shy of her 39th birthday, looked as if she very much still belongs among the elite fighters at 135 pounds after outclassing red-hot Irene Aldana (12-6) over five.

The main event saw Holly Holm put on a masterful performance, dominating Irene Aldana for five rounds straight. Aldana chased Holm for the entirety, only to see Holm land a plethora of kicks and short boxing combinations on the advancing fighter. For good measure, Holm even landed the occasional takedown. Given Holm has lost four title fights in a row, she’s a tough sell to put back in the title picture, even with this being her best performance since her upset of Ronda Rousey rocked the foundations of the MMA world. She’ll need at least one more win before she can get another title shot.

As for the rest of the action....

• A much maligned choice for the co-main event, Carlos Felipe and Yorgan De Castro was actually fun… for two rounds. The third round grinded to a boring halt, the fight remaining in an uneventful clinch basically until the final bell. The round was bad enough to largely eliminate the good will built up in the first two-thirds of the fight. Felipe was the more active fighter in the first two rounds, taking the decision.
• Germaine de Randamie hasn’t been a favorite of the UFC brass.... perhaps why they didn’t put her in the co-main event slot. She didn’t do herself any favors by taking out Juliana Pena with a guillotine choke in the third round as the grappler attempted to get the former champion to the ground. Not bad for a kickboxer. Much to the UFC’s chagrin, the status quo remains and Pena doesn’t emerge as a title contender.
• Because bantamweight doesn’t have enough prospects we need to keep an eye on, Kyler Phillips made a statement with a completely dominating performance on Cameron Else. Winning in every aspect, Phillips secured the finish early with some GnP.
• Dusko Todorovic looked eminently more impressive in his official UFC debut than he did in his DWCS showing that earned him a contract. He bullied Dequan Townsend for a round and a half before getting a GnP stoppage. The unbeaten middleweight prospect looks promising.

Prelims

• Fight fans couldn’t help but smile after seeing legend of violence Carlos Condit get his hand raised for the first time in over five years. Court McGee jumped out to the early lead, but the momentum swung literally at the bell of the opening round when Condit broke his nose with a punch. Condit seemed to settle in from there and cruise to a comfortable decision.
• It may not have been an upset by definition, but Josh Culibao fighting Charles Jourdain to a split draw was a surprising outcome. The scorecards were all over the place – I have no idea how anyone gave Jourdain a 30-27 – but a draw works for this contest that was up in the air. Disappointing night for the heavily favored Jourdain.
• The downer of the night was between debutants Jordan Williams and Nassourdine Imavov. Williams jumped out to the early lead, but it was Imavov who had the deeper tank as both faded down the stretch. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and blame it on the short notice.
• One of the more anticipated contests on the card, Loma Lookboonmee lived up to expectations. After scaring away Jinh Yu Frey from entering the clinch with flurries of elbows in the first two rounds, she cruised to an easy victory the rest of the way.
• In the beatdown of the night, Casey Kenney put a shellacking on Alateng Heili for the entirety of the 15 minutes they were in the cage. A finish may not have come, but that’s only because Heili is made of some sort of durable substance not found elsewhere on this planet.
• Luigi Vendramini started the card out right, wobbling Jessin Ayari with a counter left hook and finishing him off shortly after with a head kick. It’s been a long road back for Vendramini after suffering a knee injury in his UFC debut two years ago, but that finish had to be totally worth it.

Amanda Nunes and Holly Holm will face of at UFC 239 for the women’s bantamweight title. Here is look at how they fared against the same opponents.

MMA math is not an exact science, in fact, it is probably useless when it comes to predicting fights.

But it is still fun to do.

In this edition of “VS Common Opponents” I take a look at the common opponents that both Amanda Nunes and Holly Holm have faced over their MMA careers.

Nunes will defend her bantamweight title against Holly Holm in the co-main event of UFC 239.

Raquel Pennington

Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington, UFC 184, February 28, 2015

Result: Holm via split-decision

Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington, UFC 224, May 12, 2018

(For the bantamweight title)

Result: Nunes via TKO at 2:36 of round 2

Advantage: Nunes

While Holm had a tepid UFC debut against Raquel Pennington, Nunes absolutely demolished Pennington. After an uninspiring title defense against Valentina Shevchenko, Nunes had a lot to prove against Pennington. Nunes made the fight with Pennington non-competitive.

Germaine de Randamie

Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie, UFC 208, February 11, 2017

(For the featherweight title)

Result: De Randamie via unanimous decision

Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie, UFC: Fight for the Troops 3, November 6, 2013

Result: Nunes via TKO at 3:56 of round 1

Advantage: Nunes

Holm vs. de Randamie is one of the most infamously-bad title fights in UFC history. On the other hand, Nunes made quick work of de Randamie after landing a takedown and reigning down elbows. Honestly, Nunes would have had to have a spectacularity bad performance against de Randamie to not gain the advantage here.

Valentina Shevchenko

Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko, July 23, 2016, UFC on Fox 20

Result: Shevchenko via unanimous decision

Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko, March 5, 2016, UFC 196

Result: Nunes via unanimous decision

Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko, September 9, 2017, UFC 215

(For the bantamweight title)

Result: Nunes via split-decision

Advantage: Nunes

Neither woman looked particularly good against the current flyweight champion. However, Nunes is officially 2-0 against Shevchenko, with their first fight positioning Nunes for a title shot. It seems that this series is not yet over. While Shevchenko is dominating the flyweight division, her near-miss against Nunes remains a piece of unfinished business.

Miesha Tate

Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate, March 5, 2016, UFC 196

(For the bantamweight title)

Result: Tate via techical submission at 3:30 of round 5

Amanda Nunes vs, Miesha Tate, July 9, 2016, UFC 200

(For the bantamweight title)

Result: Nunes via submission at 3:16 of round 1

Advantage: Nunes

Holm vs. Tate may have been a much more exciting fight that Nunes vs. Tate; but Nunes’ victory over Take is where this amazing run started. Also, Nunes vs. Tate started off as nice fight on a stacked card, and ended up as the main event of a very (financially) successful pat-per-view. I would recommend a rewatch, but the yellow canvas at UFC 200, is better left in the past.

Ronda Rousey

Holm Vs Nunes Result

Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey, November 15, 2015, UFC 193

(For the bantamweight title)

Result: Holm via KO at :57 of round 2

Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey, December 30, 2016, UFC 207

(For the bantamweight title)

Result: Nunes via TKO at :48 of round 1

Advantage: Push

This one is tricky, Nunes disposed of Rousey quicker, but Holm stopped time by upending Rousey. Both of these fights serve as bookends in UFC history. Holm gained more from her victory over Rousey, in fact, she is only getting title shots regularly now, because of this fight. For her part, Nunes was virtually invisible during the promotion of UFC 207, but her defeat of Rousey closed the door on the career of one of the biggest stars in UFC history.

Cris Cyborg

Holly Holm vs. Cris Cyborg, December 30, 2017, UFC 219

Result: Cyborg via unanimous decision

Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg, December 29, 2018, UFC 232

Result: Nunes via KO at :51 of round 1

Holm Vs Nunes Results

Advantage: Nunes

Amazingly, beating Ronda Rousey is not the greatest career accomplishment of Amanda Nunes. Cyborg might not have been the star that Rousey was, but her air of invincibility was much greater. The victory over Cyborg, cemented Nunes’ status as the G.O.A.T. of women’s MMA.

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