Amanda Lourenço Nunes[8] (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. [9][10][11] Nunes is widely considered to be the greatest women's MMA fighter of all time. [79] However, it was announced on November 9 that Nunes pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was postponed to 2021. She is the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter in the UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier. Cat Zingano unleashed a series of horrific elbows and punches over her Brazilian opponent. [64] This was the first event in UFC history to be headlined by two openly gay fighters. [52] Her victory made her the first openly gay champion in UFC history. One person who wasn’t a fan of Amanda Nunes coming out of UFC 207 was Cat Zingano, the last person to beat her. [58] However, Nunes was hospitalized the morning of the fight with chronic sinusitis and the fight was cancelled. Zingano regained guard. 2-28-15 Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano Saw the fight and immediately thought of Kevin Hart! Play MMA UFC Videos. She is also the first and only fighter in UFC history to defend two titles while actively holding them. Amanda Nunes Vs Julianna Pena (Who Wins?) Cris Cyborg has defended her Bellator title once and is looking for her 2nd defense against Cat who is the last person to beat Amanda Nunes. [48] She won the fight via TKO in the first round. However, Zingano turned things around from round number two. Zingano locked up an armbar. [53][54], On December 30, 2016, Nunes made her first title defense against returning MMA superstar Ronda Rousey in the main event at UFC 207. [20], The youngest of three sisters, Nunes grew up with their single mother in Pojuca, a small town outside of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She lost the fight via TKO late in the second round. By: Nolan King and Ken Hathaway. Zingano vs … Noteable Wins: Amanda Nunes (TKO, strikes – 9.27.14) Miesha Tate (TKO, strikes – 4.13.13) Barb Honchak (UD – 1.30.10) Also of Note: First fight since 14-second submission loss to Ronda Rousey at UFC 184 [66] Nunes knocked Cyborg out in 51 seconds of the first round to become the new UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion. She faced Miesha Tate for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship on July 9, 2016, at UFC 200. 4:00. Nunes stunned Tate early on with knees and punches and then won the fight by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round. Cat Zingano is a female bantamweight fighter competing for the UFC. 'It was about a pregnancy test, "Report: Nunes-Shevchenko 2 rescheduled for UFC 215", "UFC 215 results: Amanda Nunes edges out Valentina Shevchenko, remains women's 135 champ", "Amanda Nunes verdedigt Bantamweight titel tegen Raquel Pennington tijdens UFC 224", "Raquel Pennington wanted UFC 224 fight stopped after fourth, but corner talked her out of it", "UFC's Next Big Event is Headlined By Two Queer Women. [59] Joanna Jędrzejczyk offered to replace Nunes, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission could not clear her on such short notice. 3:16. Israel Adesanya, the next transcendent UFC superstar: Is it 'inevitable'? She ended up knocking out the Brazilian in the third round. MMA: UFC TUF 17 Finale-Tate vs Zingano. [74], Nunes was expected to face Felicia Spencer on May 9, 2020 at then UFC 250. cat-zingano-7-featured.jpg. Nunes lived in New Jersey and trained at AMA Fight Club before moving to Miami to train at MMA Masters. The winner was speculated to earn a shot at the UFC women's bantamweight champion, the … Cat Zingano UFC Record: 2-1 MMA Record: 9-1. Nunes made her professional debut on March 8, 2008, at Prime MMA Championship 2. [83] She credits her UFC success to their relationship. UFC womens bantamweight champ Miesha Tate prepping for Amanda Nunes ahead of UFC. Since that setback, Nunes has gone unbeaten. ", "MMA DNA UFC Awards 2018 : De Uitslagen!!! Nunes joined the UFC in 2013. [82], Amanda Nunes is the first openly lesbian champion in UFC history. [54] On September 24, 2020, Ansaroff gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Raegan Ann Nunes. 310: Drew Dober, Aleksandar Rakic, Joseph Benavidez, Jordan Espinosa knows what to expect from 'awkward' Tim Elliott at UFC 259, Kyler Phillips' plan for Song Yadong at UFC 259: 'Have some fun and take him out'. 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The pair originally fought at UFC 196, with Nunes winning by unanimous decision. Nunes passed to half-guard. Nunes signed to face Cat Zingano at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy on September 29, 2012, but the event was cancelled when Gilbert Melendez, who was set to defend his title against Pat Healy, sustained a knee injury in training that forced his withdrawal from the card. [46] After nearly finishing Zingano with punches in the first round, she lost the next round before being finished via TKO in the third round.[47]. [56][57], For her second title defense, Nunes was scheduled to face Valentina Shevchenko in a rematch at UFC 213 on July 8, 2017. Zingano (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was in big trouble against Amanda Nunes (9-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in the first round, eating a bunch of heavy punches on the ground. While attempting a takedown she was instantly reversed and Davis was able to obtain full mount to finish Nunes with strikes. Unfortunately for Nunes, 2017 has been a … She was left bloodied and bruised at the end of the fight. [65], Nunes moved up in weight to face Cris Cyborg for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship on December 29, 2018, at UFC 232. MMA: UFC 178-Nunes vs Zingano. 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