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Amanda Nunes fires back at Valentina Shevchenko’s comments following UFC 277: “She lost her last fight”
(via Zuffa LLC) UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes caught wind of Valentina Shevchenko’s comments following UFC 277. Nunes took back the 135-pound gold in her rematch with Julianna Pena inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX on July 30. Pena shocked the world back in late 2021 by submitting Nunes to capture the…
Amanda Nunes says injuries to both knees played role in loss to Julianna Peña: ‘It cost me my belt’
February 9, 2022 9:40 am ET Amanda Nunes says she wasn’t physically 100 percent going into her title fight with Julianna Pena. Nunes was submitted by Peña in the second round at UFC 269 in December, losing her bantamweight title in a shocking upset. After getting controlled in Round 1, Peña was able to pour it…