UFC 289 was another memorable night as the GOAT left the competition with both title belts intact after another dominant performance.
Legendary Amanda Nunes headlined UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, made her opponent Irene Aldana look like she didn’t belong, and then retired as the greatest female fighter of all time. .
Nunes, who reclaimed the belt last summer and avenged a submission loss to Juliana Peña, made her first bantamweight title defense against Aldana on Saturday via unanimous decision. Nunes dominated all rounds on all three judges’ scorecards. He smiled and announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in a post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.
Saturday’s pay-per-view also included the much-anticipated match between Charles Oliveira and Benir Darish. In theory, this lightweight showdown was the most interesting and potentially thrilling bout of the night, and it paid off.
Former UFC lightweight champion Oliveira bounced back from losing the title to Islam Makhachev last October by finishing in the first round against Dariush, who entered the fight on an eighth straight win.
Here’s how the night unfolded:
UFC 289 Live Tracker
UFC 289 Main Card Results
• Women’s Bantamweight Championship: Amanda Nunes def. Irene Aldana unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-43)
• Lightweight: Charles Oliveira def. Benir Darish, R1 4:10, TKO (punch)
• Welterweight: Mike Marott def. Adam Fugit, submitted to R2 1:06 (Guillotine)
• Lightweight: Dan Ige Def. Nate Landwehr Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Middleweight: Marc-André Barriaud def. Erik Anders unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
UFC 289 Qualifying Results
• Middleweight: Nasoddin Imabov vs. Chris Curtis ends in no contest (accidental headbutt)
• Women’s flyweight: Jasmine Jasdavicius def. Miranda Maverick unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Ayeman Zahavi def. Aorikiren, R1 1:04 KO
• Featherweight: Kyle Nelson def. Blake Builder Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 39-28)
UFC 289 Early Qualifier Results
• Flyweight: Steve Arseg def. David Dvorak Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Women’s Strawweight: Diana Bervita def. Maria Oliveira unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
