In a women’s bantamweight championship bout in the co-main event, Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes meet Saturday at UFC 277 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas. Below, we analyze the UFC 277 Pena vs. Nunes odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the early prelims starting at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, the prelims starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, followed by the main card at 10 p.m. ET on Pay-Per-View.
Pena, a.k.a. “The Venezuelan Vixen”, stunned the world with a submission win over Nunes at UFC 269 in December as she snatched the belt from the Brazilian. Now, Nunes looks to get it back.
Physically, these two fighters are evenly matched. Nunes holds a 2-inch height advantage, while each has an identical 69-inch reach. Nunes has a 4.55-to-3.36 significant strikes landed per minute advantage, while Pena has managed a 67.04% significant strikes accuracy percentage to just 56.84% for Nunes.