Amanda Nunes

Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist and UFC champion in both the women’s bantamweight and featherweight divisions.

Ronda Rousey vs. Amanda Nunes: A UFC 207 bantamweight title fight in which Amanda Nunes defeated Ronda Rousey by first-round knockout. The 2016 win became one of Nunes’s most prominent title defenses.
Mixed martial arts: A combat sport combining techniques from striking, wrestling, and grappling disciplines. Nunes competed under rules that integrate these fighting styles.
Julianna Peña: An American mixed martial artist who defeated Amanda Nunes for the UFC bantamweight title in 2021. Peña ended Nunes’s bantamweight title reign before Nunes won the rematch.
UFC women's bantamweight championship: The championship title awarded to the leading competitor in the UFC women’s bantamweight division. Nunes held this title across two reigns and defended it repeatedly.
Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg: A UFC 232 bout in which Amanda Nunes knocked out Cris Cyborg to win the featherweight championship. This 2018 victory made Nunes a simultaneous champion in two UFC divisions.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu: A grappling martial art emphasizing positional control and submissions, especially on the ground. Nunes’s grappling provided a submission threat alongside her striking.
Valentina Shevchenko: A Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian mixed martial artist and former UFC women’s flyweight champion. Shevchenko was Nunes’s most competitive recurring title challenger.
UFC women's featherweight championship: The championship title awarded to the leading competitor in the UFC women’s featherweight division. Nunes won the belt by defeating Cris Cyborg and remained its defining champion.
Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko: A series of three UFC bouts between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko, including two bantamweight title fights. Their close contests stand out among Nunes’s title defenses.
Boxing: A combat sport in which opponents use gloved punches under a defined set of rules. Nunes used punching combinations and power to finish several opponents.

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