Who should face Amanda Nunes next

[elreece]

Why I think some of the women are better than the guys in my opinion plus gender equality

New troll account hey bud?

 

[DWAYNEAMERICA]

Serious wmma talk on Sherdog depresses me.

 

[13Seconds]

True but she did beat Nunez I think it could be interesting to see what happens in a rematch

Spell her fucking name right

 

[basementdweller]

obviously pennington

rankings are bonkers and UFC is biased so holm will probably get the TS

I'd make:

shev vs peña 2 5 ROUND FUCK THE HATERS
holm vs zingano and zingano very likely murders holm here
nunes vs pennington for the TS

winner of nunes vs pennington vs winner of shev vs peña 2

either holm or zingano need a streak before a TS

 

[Shaddows]

Who should fight Amanda Nunez next I wanna see a rematch between her and Cat zingano. Who would you guys like to see fight Nunez next?

Cat fights one a year and is coming off two losses.
there is absolutely no reason to have her fight the champ.

Raquel Pennington might be a better option.
He has not fought in 2017, but at least is on a 4 fights win-streak.
Sara McMann is on a 3-1 run (but at least she fought this year)...

Bottom line though, the only one that deserves is Valentina, tbu they just fought.

With Tate & Ronda retiring and Juliana having a baby, this division is in rebuilding mode... and the top fighters are not even fighting, so it is hard to get better...

 

[B24MMA]

Serious wmma talk on Sherdog depresses me.

Then don't comment and keep away from this discussion

 

[B24MMA]

Spell her fucking name right

I apologise about that

 

[CC27]

Rocky is the clear number 1 contender.

Cat should come back and get a win and then she could get a title shot but other than that there isnt much for Nunes.

 

[Better Every Day]

Pennington makes the most sense to me.

But a fighter not mentioned yet in this thread, but who makes more sense to me for consideration than someone like McMann, is Leslie Smith. Her most recent loss was against Cyborg (and so shouldn't count against her consideration as a bantamweight contender). Smith's victory against Irene Aldana was a well-deserved FOTN-awarded slugfest, and her aggressive move-forward style would ensure that a fight with Nunes would not be dull, and--what's more--if Nunes doesn't manage to K.O. Smith early, Smith's aggression could successfully push Nunes to gas in the later rounds.

I think Smith is currently ranked lower than she should be due to her cauliflower-ear bursting during her fight with Jessica Eye and a doctor stopping that fight (despite Smith wanting to continue)..

 

[Akabignasty]

Can't think of anyone.

 

[Ace of Spades]

McMann JUST got choked out by a newcomer. She doesn't need to be ANYWHERE near a shot at this point.

I thought she was still on a streak.

My mistake.

 

[007]

Megan Anderson?

 

[Thirdpres]

UFC Women's Bantamweight Division

(It wouldn't surprise me if I am missing something.)



I wrote this up to amuse myself when reading the thread and thinking of matchups. I hope people enjoy.


Amanda Nunes (15-4-0) BR (US) (Recently defended title (September).)


Raquel Pennington (9-6-0) US (4 fight streak) Probably the best choice at the moment to challenge Nunes for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Title. (November 2016 last fight)

Ketlen Vieira (9-0-0) BR (Undefeated with 3 wins in the UFC, including a finish of McMann in her last fight. Recent fight)

Germaine de Randamie (7-3-0) NL (2/3 fight streak, Featherweight title back in Feb.)

Marion Reneau (8-3-1) US (2 with 1 draw in last three fights, recent fight)

Leslie Smith (10-7-1) US (2 fight streak, or 3-1 with loss to Cyborg)

Lina Lansberg (7-2-0) SE (1 fight streak and set to fight Aspen Ladd)

Sarah Moras (5-2-0) CA (1 fight streak, recent fight)


Coming off a loss:

Sara McMann (11-4-0) US (September - 5-4 in the UFC)

Bethe Correia (10-3-1) BR (June - 4-3-1 in the UFC)

Irene Aldana (7-4-0) MX (April - 0-2 in UFC)

Amanda Lemos (6-1-1) BR (July - 0-1 in UFC)

Veronica Macedo (5-1-1) VE (September 2016 - injuries - 0-1 in the UFC)

Talita Bernardo (5-2-0) BR (September - 0-1 in the UFC)

Ashlee Evans-Smith (5-3-0) US (September - 2-3 in the UFC)

Gina Mazany (4-1-0) US (Febuary - 0-1 in the UFC - set to fight Yanan Wu)


Yet to debut in UFC or at Bantamweight:

Tonya Evinger (19-7-0, 1NC) US

Aspen Ladd (5-0-0) US (Set to fight Lina Lansberg)

Yanan Wu (9-1-0) CN (Set to fight Gina Mazany)

Lauren Mueller (4-0-0) US


Inactive for some reason or another:

Julianna Pena (9-3-0) US (January - 3-1 in the UFC and off a loss)


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Negotiations:

Holly Holm (11-3-0) US (Possible fight with Cyborg in the making.)

Cat Zingano (9-2-0) US Potential fights developing as she starts getting ready for her re-entry to MMA.

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Moving to flyweight (Confirmed or recovering from injury either way):

Liz Carmouche (10-5-0) US vs. Alexis Davis (18-7-0) CA (US)

Katlyn Chookagian (9-1-0) US (Nursing an injury and may drop down to flyweight, vague talk)

Jessica Eye (11-6-0, 1NC) US (Had a fight scrapped with VanZant at flyweight)

Lucie Pudilova (7-2-0) CZ (Has talked about dropping down to flyweight)

Valentina Shevchenko (14-3-0) PE (Talking of the cut and plans for flyweight)

Ji Yeon Kim (6-1-2) KR vs. Justine Kish (6-1-0) US (Moving down and up to flyweight)