White was 'praying' Nunes-Spencer would get stopped between rounds

UFC president Dana White thinks the UFC 250 main event between women's featherweight champion Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer went on too long.

Nunes, who's also the longtime women's bantamweight titleholder, dominated Spencer en route to a unanimous decision win to retain her 145-pound belt for the first time. White said during the postfight press conference Saturday night that he had hoped the fight would get stopped between the fourth and fifth rounds.

"Listen, (Spencer) is one of the toughest human beings that I have ever seen in my life," White said, according to MMA Fighting. "I actually was praying somebody was gonna stop that fight before the start of the fifth round. She's tough. She's tough, and you can't take anything away from her going five rounds with the best to ever do it."

Nunes battered her opponent while standing up and on the ground, making it clear early on that the durable Spencer could do little besides survive. There wasn't necessarily a moment in the fight that warranted a referee stoppage, but some believed the accumulated damage Spencer suffered should've made her corner consider throwing in the towel in the final minutes.

With the victory, Nunes has won 11 straight bouts. She also became the first fighter in UFC history to defend two different titles while holding both simultaneously. Spencer dropped to 2-2 in the promotion.

UFC 250 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, marking the first pay-per-view event to be held at that venue.