Amanda Nunes believed in herself and that’s all that mattered at UFC 200.
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“It’s fantastic”, Nunes said of becoming the UFC’s first openly gay champ. “The most important thing is I’m happy with my life…she means everything to me. This girl has so many talents”. Holm couldn’t defend it against Tate months later and, as UFC 200 proved, Tate couldn’t defend it against Nunes. However, he has been granted a one-off opportunity to compete at UFC 200. The panel with CM Punk and hosted by UFC broadcaster John Gooden also aired on UFC Fight Pass. While Ansaroff’s strawweight career hasn’t reached Nunes’ bantamweight heights, she has passionately supported Nunes’ rise in the crowded 135-pound division.
“It doesn’t matter”, she said. “I love her so much…Nina is the best training partner I ever had in my life”.
While Brazil’s Nunes shocked Tate in the main event, the hulking Lesnar (6-3) was the greatest curiosity on the card.
Despite his five-year hiatus from the sport, the former UFC heavyweight champion looked sharp and prepared against Mark Hunt in the co-main event.
Jose Aldo also won a competitive decision over Frankie Edgar to claim the interim featherweight title on the UFC’s star-studded landmark show.
Two-time former UFC heavyweight champion Velasquez was back in top form taking over the fight from the bell walking Travis down while landing heavy punches with his legendary work rate, and even landing an lightning-quick spinning back kick, a first for the UFC icon. “Stand up and fight, mother f*cker”. If she remains the champion when Ronda Rousey returns, fans can reportedly expect a brawl between the two. White said that if a fight with Rowdy does not come to pass, he is eyeing Holm or Julianna Pena. “Hopefully – I would like to see her fight this year, but it could be early next year too”, White said.
Her success comes less than a month after the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer (LGBTQ) community was targeted in the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, when 49 were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
“It was very sad”, Nunes said.
I would think that some of those comments, specifically those Lesnar made about doing what he pleases and possibly fighting again, did not sit well with WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. Peace in the world is very important.
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“I don’t know what else I have to do, you know?”
