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#4. Amanda Nunes regained the UFC women's bantamweight championship decisively
The main event of UFC 277 saw Amanda Nunes regain her UFC women's bantamweight championship via unanimous decision. It was a decisive win as the judges scored the bout 50-45, 50-44, and 50-43 in her favor. In doing so, Nunes avenged her loss to Julianna Pena and moved back to No. 1 in the women's pound-for-pound rankings.
Usually, when a champion avenges their loss and regains a championship, the next logical step is booking a trilogy. However, the win was so decisive that it would be challenging for the promotion to sell the trilogy to fans. Although 'The Venezuelan Vixen' got some good shots in, she was dropped numerous times throughout the bout.
Pena will likely have to go on another winning streak to earn a trilogy bout with Nunes. With that in mind, there aren't really any contenders who could pose a threat to 'Lioness' and generate interest like Shevchenko.
#3. Valentina Shevchenko has cleaned out the UFC women's flyweight division
With her most recent title defense, Valentina Shevchenko has effectively run through the UFC women's flyweight division. She won the women's flyweight championship in 2018 after defeating former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk via unanimous decision. The title was vacant after former champion Nicco Montano was stripped of the title after only 280 days.
Since becoming the champion, Shevchenko's reign has lasted 1335 days and counting, during which she's had seven successful title defenses. Aside from her recent bout with Santos, 'Bullet' has been dominant throughout her title reign. Some of her challengers during her reign include Katlyn Chookagian, former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade, and reigning Bellator women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche.
After a lengthy title reign, it would make sense for Valentina Shevchenko to move up and challenge Nunes for the women's bantamweight championship. She has already defeated the top contenders in the division, so a move to 135lbs could be a much-needed change.
