Round 4: Aldana whiffs on some big punches to open the round. Nunes is doing whatever she wants in this fight. Aldana tries to seriously engage with punches, but Nunes starts landing some heavy leather right before the end of the round. Nunes is high, switches to looking for an arm rather than Aldana’s back. Nunes opts to let Aldana up, but immediately clinches her up and trips her down again, Nunes looking for the back. Nunes gets in a few solid punches, but Aldana isn’t making it easy for Nunes to do more than maintain position.Īldana manages to climb back to her feet, only for Nunes to trip her up. Aldana tries to bounce up, but Nunes isn’t having it this time. Nunes allows Aldana to advance, but she lands nothing and Nunes opts to secure a double leg. Nunes is back to the jabs between Aldana’s high guard. Nunes backing Aldana down with front kicks. Round 3: Awesome punching combo from Nunes to open the round. Alana whiffs on a head kick and Nunes scores a takedown on the follow throw. Nunes continues to mix her punches and kicks beautifully. Aldana finally starts to throw more than one strike, but only for a span of about 15 seconds. Nunes puts Aldana on her butt for a second with a single leg, but lets her get up. Aldana finally lands a punch, but that’s it. She fakes a takedown, but Aldana retreats quickly. Round 2: Nunes is getting loose again, mixing low kicks and punches. Nunes lands a few more strikes, but just touching strikes, before the round ends. Aldana goes back to inactivity after she backs Nunes off. Aldana finally lands something heavy as Nunes advances. Nunes starting to get loose, putting some mustard behind her punches. Aldana has a serious case of stage fright. Nunes mixing jabs and front kicks as she’s pushing Aldana back. Nunes quickly drags Aldana to the mat with a single leg, but allows Aldana to climb back to her feet. Round 1: A few leg kicks are thrown by Nunes but no one is really opening up after a minute. UFC 289: Amanda Nunes vs Irene Aldana play-by-play The PPV kicks off at 10pm ET / 7pm PT with five fights, and you can order it on ESPN+ PPV. The televised four-fight prelims will air on ESPN+ and ESPNews and will start at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. There are two early prelims on ESPN+ and Fight Pass that will kick off around 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
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