Perennial Contender Talks Title Ambitions Ahead Of Critical Clash at Riyadh Season Noche UFC
By By E. Spencer Kyte • Sep. 12, 2024
Last spring, Irene Aldana was in the late stages of a training camp for her rematch with Raquel Pennington when she was called and offered the opportunity to replace Julianna Peña and challenge for the women’s bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 289 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
She understandably jumped at the opportunity, shifted her preparations as best as possible, and said all the right things in the preamble to sharing the Octagon with the greatest female fighter of all time.