Amanda Nunes-Julianna Pena Bantamweight Title Tilt Rescheduled for UFC 269

After a brief delay, the bantamweight championship clash between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena has been rebooked for UFC 269.

Promotion officials confirmed the bout on Monday. UFC 269 takes place on Dec. 11 at an as yet to be announced location and is also expected to include a flyweight showdown pitting Cody Garbrandt against Kai Kara France. Nunes and Pena were initially slated to meet at UFC 265 on Aug. 7 before Nunes tested positive for COVID-19 and the fight was postponed.

The UFC’s reigning champion at both bantamweight and featherweight, Nunes enters the matchup with Pena on a 12-fight winning streak within the Las Vegas-based promotion. The No. 1 pound-for-pound female in the sport last appeared at UFC 259 in March, when she defended her 145-pound belt with a first-round submission of Megan Anderson.

After more than a two-year hiatus following the birth of her first child,, Pena has been victorious in two of her last three UFC bouts upon her return. “The Venezuelan Vixen” rebounded from a submission loss to Germaine de Randamie in October to tap Olympic silver medalist wrestler Sara McMann in her last outing at UFC 257 on Jan. 23.