Dec 12, 2021 LAS VEGAS — Julianna Peña swore she’d do it. She swore she would take out the greatest of all time in double champion Amanda Nunes. Next to no one believed her. Then she went out and did exactly that. Peña (11-4) scored one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history

Dec 12, 2021 LAS VEGAS — There will be no more underestimating Charles Oliveira. After back-to-back stoppage wins over Conor McGregor, many thought Dustin Poirier becoming UFC lightweight champion was a foregone conclusion. Oliveira had a little something to say about that. Oliveira weathered an early storm and then finished Poirier via submission (rear-naked choke)

2:03 PM ET Ryan Bader is returning to the Bellator heavyweight division — where he holds the title — for the first time in more than two years. Bader will face interim champion Valentin Moldavsky in a heavyweight title unification fight in the main event of a Bellator card Jan. 29 in Phoenix, the promotion

9:43 PM ET Kai Kara-France is adamant he is next in line to challenge for the UFC flyweight title, after he produced a devastating first-round knockout of Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269. Kara-France was one of the stars of a blockbuster card on Saturday night, with Charles Oliveira defending his lightweight crown and Julianna Pena

12:58 AM ET William E. Ricks The women’s bantamweight championship fight at UFC 269 produced the biggest upset we’ve seen in the sport in a long time. Julianna Peña shocked the world Saturday night when she defeated Amanda Nunes by submission in the second round of their co-main event fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las

2:11 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Julianna Peña believed. She might have been the only one. Peña entered Saturday night’s UFC 269 co-main event as a 6½-to-1 betting underdog against Amanda Nunes, and who could argue with that? She was up against the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA, and a two-division champion. Amanda

1:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC 269 was filled with shocking moments, but none bigger than Julianna Peña’s submission victory over Amanda Nunes in the women’s bantamweight title fight. Pena was thoroughly dominated in the first round, but found a jab that landed on Nunes over and over again. Those punches rocked the woman

11:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The two best middleweight fighters in the world will meet again early next year. Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against former champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 on Feb. 12 in Houston, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 269 broadcast. Adesanya

7:52 AM ET It is true, the UFC’s lightweight division has moved on from Khabib Nurmagomedov, as hard as that has been. It’s been more than a year since Nurmagomedov’s sudden retirement, and the UFC crowned a new undisputed champion, Charles Oliveira, in May. Nurmagomedov remains happily retired, and there is no indication he will

12:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the best lightweight matchups in UFC history is official. UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira weighed in at 155 pounds and challenger Dustin Poirier hit the scale at 154.5 pounds Friday during the UFC 269 weigh-ins at the UFC Apex. Oliveira will make his first title defense against