Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes: U.F.C. Battle of Toddler Moms Years ago, the U.F.C. excluded women. The contestants in Saturday’s title bout, Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes, are proud to be fighters and mothers.
Some U.F.C. Fighters Have Ties to a Chechen Leader Loyal to Putin Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, is facing U.S. sanctions and accused of brutal abuses. Yet some fighters and others who work with the U.F.C. have kept ties with him.