ABU DHABI – The major criticism of Amanda Nunes’ reign as UFC featherweight and bantamweight champion – if you can point to one – is simply a lack of fresh and exciting competition to challenge for her belts. Irene Aldana hopes to change the narrative by beating Holly Holm on Saturday in the UFC on ESPN 16 main event. Aldana (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has been making a charge up the women’s bantamweight rankings of late, and a win over former UFC champ Holm (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) would do wonders for her resume. Nunes (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC) is currently scheduled to defend her featherweight title against Megan Anderson at UFC 255 in December, and Aldana wants to be the clear candidate for the fight after that at 135 pounds.
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