Amanda Nunes kept the UFC females’s bantamweight title in a near adversity-less affair Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia – and she left both gloves and both belts in the cage.
In the UFC 289 primary occasion at Rogers Arena, Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) beat Mexico’s Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) bymeansof consentaneous choice (50-44, 50-44, 50-43). The win was her seventh profession title defense.
The bout was mainly one-sided, exterior of a difficult punch Aldana nailed Nunes with in the opening minutes. For the 20-plus minutes that followed, Nunes was in her zone. Her boxing was crisp and positive. Her jab damaged and bloodied Aldana for the bulk of 25 minutes, with takedowns combined in.
But the most historical minute of the whole occasion came after the authorities choice. From the start of her in-cage interview with Daniel Cormier, Nunes indicated she had an statement.
After the facility were browsed for a set of scissors, which were ultimately situated, Nunes had the following to state, as she took off her gloves.
“My mommy hasactually been asking me so much to do this for so long,” Nunes stated. “She can not take it anylonger, my household, as well. Nina hasactually been around me for so much with me, my entire profession. She’s pregnant now. We’ve been in this roadway for so long. I chose right now, I’m still going to takepleasurein whatever that I’m making. I’ve got to travel a little bit with my household. I’ve got to invest more time with my household in Brazil as well. I left them so young to come here and chase this dream and whatever. It was neverever a doubt in my mind that I’d endedupbeing champ. But when I endedupbeing a champ it was astounding – a double champion, as well.”
The GOAT hasactually called time on her profession 🐐
Happy tracks @Amanda_Leoa and thanks for the memories! 🫶#UFC289 pic.twitter.com/FfrAPWxyTW
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) June 11, 2023
In her parting words, Nunes likewise called on her fellow compatriots and countrywomen to claim UFC gold. No other Brazilian fighter presently holds UFC gold.
“I have one more thing to state,” Nunes began. “I come from a little city in Brazil. The name is