Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the reigning champion of the women’s bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Nunes is widely considered to be the greatest women’s MMA fighter of all time.
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Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the reigning champion of the women’s bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Nunes is widely considered to be the greatest women’s MMA fighter of all time. As of June 2, 2020, she is #1 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings. She has competed in both the 135-pound and 145-pound weight divisions and has stated that she intends to fight at 135 pounds for the foreseeable future. Nunes made her professional debut on March 8, 2008, at Prime MMA Championship 2. She had won five straight fights, all by knockout prior to making her Strikeforce debut on January 7, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine in Nashville, Tennessee. She defeated Canadian Julia Budd by knockout in just 14 seconds.
She made her Octagon debut against Sheila Gaff at UFC 163 on August 3, 2013, in Brazil. She won the fight via TKO in the first round. She lost her second UFC appearance when she faced Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 31 on November 6, 2013. For her third fight with the promotion, Nunes was the replacement for Shayna Baszler against Sarah Kaufman at The Ultimate Fighter Finale. However, Nunes later pulled out of the bout with a dislocated thumb. She faced Cat Zingano on September 27, 2014, at UFC 178, nearly finishing the fight with a rear-naked choke. She then faced Sara McMann on August 8, 2015, atUFC Fight Night 73, after nearly finishing her with punches, she lost the next round before being finished in third round.
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