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Amanda Nunes mentioned in the UFC Hall of Fame class with 2025
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(Photo Jeff Bottari/Zufffa LLC/ZUFFA LLC via Getty Images)Las Vegas – UFC announced today that the former UFC champion Bantamweight and Pen’s Field, Amanda Nunes, will be introduced into the newfangled Hall of Fame wing as a member of class 2025. Nunes will enter Hall of Fame as the third female induct in the history of UFC.
The Hall of Fame 2025 induction ceremony will take place under 13th Annual International Fight Week UFCUMBRELLAOn Thursday, June 26, at T-Mobile Arena I will be broadcast live, only on UFC Fight Pass®.
“Amanda Nunes is the greatest warrior of all time,” said the president and general director of UFC Dana White. “Amanda was a great master who had one of the most legendary careers in the history of combat sport. He is an amazing person, and this summer she will be an honor to introduce her to the UFC Sław Galeria.”
Nunes will enter the Hall of Fame UFC as 15th A member of a newfangled wing. In the contemporary era category, it includes athletes who turned to professional or later on November 17, 2000, when the first UFC event took place in accordance with the unified MMA principles. Other requirements include a minimum age of 35 or a retired person for a year or longer.
Nunes, a veteran from 28 fights during her 15-year professional career MMA, developed a record 23-5 (17-3 UFC / Strikeforce), providing victories over UFC Hall of Famer Ronda RouseyUFC weight master Valentina Shevchenko (twice), Master Bantamweight UFC Julianna Penaformer UFC featherweight champions Germanine de randamie (twice) and Cris Cyborgand former UFC Bantamweight champions Misha TateIN Holly Holm, AND Raquel Pennington.
Nunes debuted in professional MMA on March 8, 2008, losing her first fight via Armbara in the first round. She jumped back, winning her next six fights, including a strike debut, with KO in 14 seconds against Julia Budd, to improve her record to 6-1. In 2013, Nunes signed with UFC.
Nunes debuted at UFC on FX Pre -min UFC® 163: Aldo vs. Korean zombieswhich took place on August 3, 2013 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She beat Sheila Gaff through TKO in the first round to start his UFC career.
Nunes returned to the octopus® Three months later in November to face Germanine de randama on FS1 Prelims UFC®: Fight for soldiers 3IN which took place on November 6, 2013 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She defeated Germanine through TKO in the first round, gaining a chance to meet with the invincible cat Bantamweight Cat Zingano. After winning the first round, Nunes lost through TKO in the third, marking his first defeat in the octopus.
Nunes would win his next 12 fights in six years (March 21, 2015 – March 6, 2021), grasping or defending its title nine times and cleaning the divisions of Bantamweight and Feather in this process. Eight of her 12 fights won KO or surrender.
Nunes faced Julianna Pena at number one UFC® 296: Oliveira vs. Poirierwhich took place on December 11, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pena stunned the world with her submission of Nunes in the second round with a naked choke, handing her fifth and last loss of career.
Nunes obtained an immediate rematch against Pena, meeting seven months later in the main event UFC® 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2which took place on July 30, 2022 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. She would regain the title of Bantamweight with a convincing unanimous victory of the decision.
Nunes retired on June 10, 2023, after defeating Irene Aldana by way of a unanimous decision, defending the title of Bantamweight in the main event UFC® 289: Nunes vs. Aldanana.
Nunes enters the Hall of Fame UFC with an impressive CV, which includes:
UFC:
- The first woman who became the champion of two divisions and simultaneously maintained the titles of UFC Bantamweight and Feather of weight.
- The longest winning series in the history of women UFC – 12
- Most of the fight with the title wins in the history of UFC women – 11 (T-4th most in UFC history)
- Most finishes in the history of women UFC – 10
- Most of the finals of the first round in the history of women UFC-9
- Most of the UFC women’s history – 8
- Most knockout in the history of UFC women – 7
- Second wins in the history of women UFC-16 (Jessica Andrade, 17)
In addition to the octagon, Nunes was honored with several awards throughout her career, receiving Woman fighter of the year In Nice junkie in 2018 and 2019 and by Only fighters World MMA awards in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Forest, Bahia in Brazil, Nunes began to compete in karate, boxing and capoeira at the age of seven. At the age of 16, she began training in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. With a brown belt in judo and a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, she won several medals as an amateur, including gold medals at the championships Mr. American Jiu-Jitsu in 2008 and the World Jiu-Jitsu World Championships in 2009. In 2012, Nunes became the world champion in the North American Association of catching in lightweight and absolute divisions. He currently lives in Florida with his wife, a former UFC warrior Nina and their two children.
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