LAS VEGAS – Amanda Nunes went from nearly putting Valentina Shevchenko away in the second to just barely surviving the third, but in the end her early work was enough. Nunes (12-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) gutted the fight out late and relied on her strong first two rounds to carry her to a unanimous decision victory over Shevchenko (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with scores of 29-28, 29-27, and 29-27. The women’s bantamweight bout opened up the main card of today’s UFC 196 event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
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UFC 196 results: Amanda Nunes outlasts Valentina Shevchenko for decision win – MMA Junkie