UFC 289

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 10, 2023, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
The poster for UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 10, 2023 (2023-06-10)
VenueRogers Arena
CityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier

Background

The event will mark the promotion's 32nd overall visit to Canada and sixth to Vancouver, returning to the country for the first time since UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje in September 2019.[1]

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship trilogy bout between current two-time champion (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) Amanda Nunes and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner) Julianna Peña was expected to headline the event.[2] The pairing previously met at UFC 269 where Peña captured the title by submission in the second round in a major upset.[3] Their second meeting took place at UFC 277 where Nunes regained the title by unanimous decision.[4] They were also the head coaches for the 30th season of The Ultimate Fighter.[5] However on May 2, Peña pulled out due to broken ribs and was replaced by Irene Aldana, who was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Pennington vs. Aldana 2 in a rematch against former title challenger Raquel Pennington.[6] The latter will serve as a backup for the title bout.[7]

A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush is expected to take place as the co-main event.[8] They were originally booked at UFC 288, but Oliveira withdrew due to injury.[9]

A middleweight bout between Chris Curtis and Nassourdine Imavov is expected to take place at the event. The two fighters were scheduled to face each other pre-UFC at ARES FC 2 in October 2020, but the event was canceled due to COVID-19 complications.[10]

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Stephen Thompson and Michel Pereira was expected for this event.[11] However, contracts were never signed and the bout is expected to take place at UFC 291 instead.[12][13]

Fight card
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Irene Aldana [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
Welterweight Mike Malott vs. Adam Fugitt
Featherweight Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
Middleweight Marc-André Barriault vs. Eryk Anders
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Flyweight Matt Schnell vs. David Dvořák
Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Chris Daukaus
Middleweight Nassourdine Imavov vs. Chris Curtis
Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu vs. Lucas Almeida
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi vs. Aori Qileng
Featherweight Kyle Nelson vs. Blake Bilder
Women's Strawweight Diana Belbiţă vs. Maria Oliveira
Women's Flyweight Miranda Maverick vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
  1. For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

[14]

See also

References
  1. Jed Meshew (2023-04-07). "UFC announces Canadian return for UFC 289 in Vancouver". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. Mike Bohn (2023-04-07). "Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña title-fight trilogy bout headlines UFC 289 in Vancouver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. Shakiel Mahjouri (2021-12-21). "UFC 269 results, highlights: Julianna Pena scores shocking upset of Amanda Nunes to claim title". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. Shakiel Mahjouri (2022-07-31). "UFC 277 results, highlights: Amanda Nunes regains bantamweight title with thorough beating of Julianna Pena". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. Nolan King (2022-02-04). "'The Ultimate Fighter' Season 30 to be coached by Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes; rematch to follow". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  6. Nolan King (2023-05-02). "Irene Aldana replaces Julianna Peña at UFC 289, challenges Amanda Nunes for title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  7. Farah Hannoun (2023-05-05). "Dana White: Raquel Pennington will be backup for Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana title fight at UFC 289". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  8. Mike Bohn (2023-04-20). "Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush rescheduled for UFC 289 in Vancouver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  9. Mike Bohn (2023-04-14). "Report: Charles Oliveira injured, out of UFC 288; Beneil Dariush fight postponed". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  10. Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2023-04-19). "UFC finalizing Chris Curtis vs. Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  11. Jay Anderson (2023-04-04). "Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira set for UFC 289". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  12. Cole Shelton (2023-05-02). "Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira removed from UFC 289". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  13. Staff (2023-05-16). "UFC announces card with the return of Borrachinha and Poatan's debut at light heavyweight". ge.globo.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  14. "UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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