Many women feel that the WMMA GOAT may be planning a comeback.
Amanda Nunes (23-5) recently hinted that she might come out of retirement in a message to Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White. “Lioness” asked the UFC chief to “call me” in a video posted to Instagram.
White responded to Nunes’ message during the DWCS 2024: Week 9 postgame press conference.
“She looks good. She looks great. She seems like she’s still staying in shape. So she knows where her head is. And I love that about her. There’s a lot to like about her, I love that about her. She’s curious to see who wins the title next. She’s teased that she might be interested in coming back. I think so.”
Nunes’ legendary championship run came to an end in 2021 with a shocking upset submission loss to Julianna Pena (12-5) at UFC 269. Nunes regained the belt in their next rematch at UFC 277, defeating Pena by unanimous decision. year. The two were scheduled to meet in a rubber match at UFC 289 in 2023, but Peña was sidelined with a rib injury. Before Nunez hung up her gloves, she quickly decided on her replacement, Irene Aldana.
Since then, Nunes has repeatedly hinted that she misses the sport, but has not said anything specific about a return. This may have been influenced by Pena’s controversial split-decision title win over Raquel Pennington at UFC 307 last weekend. “The Venezuelan Woman” has always wanted to bring Nunes out of retirement and continues to do so. After her win at UFC 307, Peña stated that she would prefer a three-fight fight against Nunes, who clinched her title shot with a win over Ketlen Vieira on the same card, over a matchup with top contender Kayla Harrison. .
Dana White responds to Amanda Nunes’ latest post on social media:
“I think she’s teasing that she might be interested in coming back.” 👀👀#UFC
#mixed martial arts
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— Championship Round (@ChampRDS)
October 9, 2024
