“He Is Kinda Right”- Amanda Admits to Dana White’s Claims That She Lost the Motivation to Compete Prior to Julianna Pena Fight
Amanda Nunes has cemented her place as the greatest ever female MMA fighter of all time. Not only did she win a belt in two divisions, ‘The Lioness’ simultaneously defended both belts, against a number of elite competitors, including Cris Cyborg, who she knocked out inside one minute when the two faced each other at UFC 232.
However, as most champions do, Nunes faced a major setback at UFC 269 when she succumbed to a loss against Julianna Pena. This was her first loss in seven years and a fight not many expected her to lose. Following the loss, UFC President Dana White suggested that Nunes might have lost the fire she once had since she had achieved almost everything in the sport both financially and otherwise as well.
In a recent interview with Marc Raimondi, Pena shared her thoughts on Dana White’s recent comments. She said, “You know I feel like sometimes Dana says something and people pick the little parts that is going to make him look bad. You know what he says sometimes, if you look in that way, yeah I got very comfortable and you wanna enjoy your life when you do all those things that I did.”
‘The Lioness’ continued, “I wanna travel, I wanna go see my family, I wanna rest a little bit and then you slow down a little bit. Of course I wanna sleep a little more…. When you do everything that I did, one day you’re like I am going to relax a little bit…. He (Dana White) is kinda right. Honestly, Dana White is the guy that changed my life.”
Amanda Nunes will aim to regain her crown later this month
‘The Lioness’ and Pena are currently filming the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, just a few days from now, the two women will run it back for the bantamweight title.
Nunes has made a host of big changes for this camp and will be hoping that the changes help her in regaining a title that has been hers since 2016.
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