Amanda Nunes said it best.
"When the 'Lioness' doesn't get the prey the first time," she told Joe Rogan in the Octagon on Saturday night, "I set the trap better, and I know I will get it the second time."
Nunes certainly made the necessary adjustments to dominate Julianna Pena in the main event of UFC 277 from the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Tex. Judges there scored it 50-45, 50-44, and 50-43, all in Nunes's favor as she regained her bantamweight world title to become a double champion once again, managing to reinforce why she's the women's MMA GOAT.
From the opening round, Nunes, also the featherweight titleholder, flashed a southpaw stance to throw Pena off. The adjustment from her loss to Pena back in December helped pave the way for Nunes to really let her hands go in the second round, where she dropped the champion three times via two massive right hooks and an electric left hook as well.
Nunes shrewdly took Pena down in the third round to slow the action. Pena threatened several submissions on the ground, including an armbar that Nunes wriggled out of, but the "Lioness" opened up a nasty gash on "The Venezuelan Vixen's" face with some slashing elbows.
Nunes again resorted to a takedown in the fourth round but again had to fight off Pena's savvy submission attempts off her back.
Despite Pena's ultra grit, Nunes kept bringing the pain in the fifth and final round, where she threatened her own submissions before the final horn.
An excellent performance from Nunes to punctuate a captivating main card pay-per-view.
Here's how the entire UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 main card went.