The UFC 289 co-main event, aka the people’s main event, will be a high-octane explosion between the UFC’s former 155-pound champion, Charles Oliveira, and the owner of a wicked eight-fight winning streak, Beneil Dariush. Both guys are great everywhere. Both guys can hurt you on the feet.
Both can strangle you on the ground. Both know it. There’s no possible way that this matchup is anything other than poetic violence.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Nunes vs. Aldana.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 289 main card PPV results.
UFC 289 will also feature a welterweight bout between Canadian fighter Mike Malott as he takes on Adam Fugitt, while exciting featherweights Dan Ige and Nate Landwehr battle it out.
The main card opens with a middleweight contest between Eryk Anders and Marc-Andre Barriault.
The card was originally expected to be headlined by a trilogy fight between two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña, but an injury forced “The Venezuelan Vixen” to withdraw and give #5-ranked Irene Aldana her first shot at UFC gold.
In the main event, “The Lioness” Amanda Nunes (22-5), double champion of the UFC’s Women’s Featherweight and Women’s Bantamweight divisions, will face a title challenge from Irene Aldana (14-6), the No. 5 ranked Bantamweight out of Mexico.
MMA fans in India can enjoy the live streaming of the Nunes vs Aldana, UFC 289 PPV on Sony LIV. Fans can also tune into the live telecast on Sony Sports Network on their televisions.
Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush arrives one show later than it should have. Oliveira lost the UFC’s light heavyweight title last May, when he failed to make weight against Justin Gaethje, who then submitted him via rear-naked choke.
After losing a fight for the vacated title in October to Islam Makhachev, this is Oliveira’s latest chance to get back in contention.
Oliveira will face no. 4 ranked American star Beneil Dariush in the co-main event. This would mark his first fight since losing the UFC lightweight title to Islam Makhachev at UFC 280.
Meanwhile, 34-year-old Dariush defeated Mateusz Gamrot by a unanimous decision in the same UFC 280 card. Here’s a look at how MMA fans around the globe can watch the much-hyped event.
Now the Brazilian, 35, puts the gold on the line against Aldana, who is bidding to become the fourth Mexican champion in UFC history – with the other three still reigning at the time of writing. Aldana, 35, steps in for the injured Pena, who was due for a trilogy bout against Nunes.
