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Julianna Peña suffers fractured ribs, Amanda Nunes now fights Irene Aldana in UFC 289 title clash

Former undisputed UFC bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña has been forced from her championship trilogy rubber match with two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes, at UFC 289 in June, after suffering fractured ribs.

According to UFC president, Dana White, Peña, a former undisputed bantamweight titleholder, has withdrawn from her British Colombia, Canada fight with Amanda Nunes in June – with the Brazilian now fighting Irene Aldana on the same UFC 289 card.

Rematching Bahia veteran, Amanda Nunes back in July of last year in the main event of UFC 277, Peña dropped her bantamweight title in a one-sided unanimous decision loss to the former, as she minted herself as a two-weight champion once again.