It wasn't pretty, but Amanda Nunes found a way to retain her UFC women's bantamweight title over Valentina Shevchenko in the main event at UFC 215 on Saturday.
The Lioness successfully defended the strap by way of a split-decision victory over rival Valentina Shevchenko. MMAjunkie provided the scores for the champion:
MMAjunkie#UFC215 results: @Amanda_Leoa Nunes def. Valentina Shevchenko via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) - to defend https://t.co/zKBlauiIpJ
It was a main event light on action, but it still offered tension. The feeling-out process for both fighters—who fought each other in 2016—was a drawn-out affair that made the first two rounds difficult to score.