Amanda Nunes

Here’s what Pennington’s coach said about pushing her to answer fifth round bell

Jason Kutz is Raquel Pennington’s coach and he sparked some controversy over a decision he made Saturday at UFC 224. When the fourth round ended and Raquel told him she was not able to answer the bell for the fifth round he sent her back out there anyway where she was quickly finished by bantamweight … Read more

Nunes post fight press conference comments about Pennington’s corner weren’t good

Racquel Pennington was finished in the fifth round by bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes despite telling her corner after the fourth she was done. They sent her back in and she was knocked out shortly after. In Amanda’s post fight interview she said what most were thinking in that Pennington’s corner should have listened instead of forcing her back out there.

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Countdown to UFC 224 – full episode

Amanda Nunes will defend her women’s bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington in the UFC 224 main event on May 12. In the co-headliner, The Ultimate Fighter season 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum takes on middleweight legend Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Go behind the scenes and into the training camps of these remarkable athletes in this full episode … Read more

Nunes big favorite over Pennington at UFC 224

Amanda Nunes originally won the UFC women’s bantamweight title by submitting Miesha Tate at UFC 220 in July 2016. She is now riding a six-fight winning streak with her lone UFC loss being against Cat Zingano via TKO back in Sept. 2014. The 29-year-old “Lioness” has successfully defended her belt twice already, defeating Ronda Rousey … Read more

Cyborg still wants Amanda Nunes at UFC 226

UFC women’s featherweight champ Cris Cyborg vs bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes may be on hold for now but Cris still wants to face her. She sees the bout potentially taking place at UFC 226 however unlikely the scenario may be. Nunes is slated to defend against Racquel Pennington at UFC 224 in May so who knows if the stars will align. Check out what Cris said to MMAFighting.

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It’s on! Nunes vs Cyborg reportedly being finalized

It’s happening folks! Champ vs champ in the women’s division! Probably… Featherweight champion Cris Cyborg has agreed to fight Amanda Nunes despite initially rallying against it. She used Instagram to announce the news with a stipulation to the post – the UFC and her management have to come to terms. That could be a huge … Read more

Nunes vs. Cyborg: It’s Nothing Personal

Amanda Nunes has nothing personal against Cris Cyborg Justino. No especial bone to pick, or quarrel to settle. She simply wants to fight, and would be delighted if she could battle someone of Cyborg’s calibre. Cyborg, the current UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion, has been rather brusque with Nunes of late, and initially rejected the idea … Read more