
- Posted by Nick Brown
At the onset, when the UFC announced its return to Vancouver, excitement was immediate. The UFC is returning to British Columbia catching up with old fans. Most important of all, the greatest female fighter of all time is headlining the action to boot. After regaining the bantamweight title last summer, Amanda Nunes looks to defend the belt again successfully. She takes on dangerous challenger Irene Aldana in the UFC betting main event. The card has several ranked combatants to make for quite the homecoming.
UFC 289 Nunes vs. Aldana
Main Card
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023, 10 p.m. ET
Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
UFC TV Coverage: ESPN+
UFC 289 CashBet Odds: C-Amanda Nunes -315 vs. #5 Irene Aldana +260, #1 Charles Oliveira TBD vs. #4 Beneil Dariush TBD, Mike Malott -210 vs. Adam Fugitt +180, #13 Dan Ige -245 vs. Nate Landwehr +205, Marc Andre Barriault -135 vs. Eryk Anders +115
Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana
Amanda Nunes’ two-fight series with Julianna Pena illustrates how anyone can have a bad night. And not to put too much stock in one bad outing. To show, “The Lioness” roared back to the division’s top by dominating Pena from start to finish last summer in Dallas. After suffering her first Top online sportsbook loss in more than seven years. She maintained her unreal stat of having previously beaten every fighter to hold the bantamweight title in the process.
Initially, Aldana was preparing to face off with Raquel Pennington in a title eliminator atop the May 20 fight card in Las Vegas. But Pena’s injury opened the door for the Mexican contender to enter the championship pairing. The 35-year-old has earned consecutive stoppage UFC bets win and won four of her last five while profiling as someone with style to match up well with Nunes on the feet.
Due to respect to Pena, this is a more compelling MMA betting matchup. It’s new, it’s fresh, and Aldana potentially presents some challenges for the champion that ratchet up the intrigue surrounding this matchup. Additionally, 2023 has already seen Yair Rodriguez and Alexa Grasso join Brandon Moreno as Mexican fighters to carry UFC gold. Now Aldana has the chance to become the fourth.
Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
Newark’s loss is Vancouver’s gain. Cause by the lightweight pairing between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush, originally slated for UFC 288, is the co-main event spot this weekend.
Oliveira had had an incredible run of success that produced a lightweight title victory, a successful title defense, and 11 consecutive victories, But that was brought to a halt last fall in Abu Dhabi by Islam Makhachev. This weekend, the Brazilian takes the first step in what he hopes is a journey back to the division’s top. In turn, he is stepping in against the surging Dariush.
Late on, Dariush might be snakebitten because injuries scuttled marquee assignments. And someone else was always jumping ahead of him in the queue to challenge for championship gold. But through it all, he’s kept winning and kept pushing forward. Now if he departs Vancouver with a victory over Oliveira, it’ll be difficult to deny the 34-year-old the next shot at the lightweight title. Thus gamblers ask, will “Do Bronx” bounce back? Or can Dariush keep rolling and finally punch his ticket to a championship opportunity?
Mike Malott vs. Adam Fugitt
Welterweight finishers meet in the feature bout on Saturday’s main card. Accordingly, “Proper” Mike Malott takes on Adam Fugitt.
Malott has quietly picked up a first-round stoppage win in his first two appearances inside the Octagon. As a result, running his record to 9-1-1 overall. And with each of those victories coming in the first five minutes. Now he is permanently re-settled in the Greater Hamilton Area. The 31-year-old Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) grad has a potential breakout opportunity. But only if he can maintain his quick finishing ways this weekend.
UFC 289 CASHBET Best Bets
Mike Malott, Charles Oliveira, Amanda Nunes

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