Two title bouts take center stage tonight at UFC 269.
Seeking to extend her reign of dominance, Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title against Julianna Peña. Charles Oliveira also re-enters the Octagon, making his first defense of the lightweight title against top-ranked Dustin Poirier.
Nunes (21–4) is in serious need of competition, but it is highly doubtful that Peña (10–4) plays the role of David and knocks off Goliath. Stylistically, Nunes presents too many problems for Peña, and barring a massive upset, her reign as champion will continue well beyond this evening.
In the lightweight title bout, there are many underestimating Oliveira (31–8, 1 NC), which is somewhat understandable considering the elite nature of Poirier (28–6, 1 NC) in the cage.