Media Amanda Nunes confirms that she's coming out of retirement

[VinceArch]

To pass the torch to pena

Well hopefully on Amanda's part the rust and weight cut affect her performance again because when the rematch happened we saw who the better fighter was.

 

[Leonard Haid]

When an NBA player retires, they actually retire. When an NFL payer retires, they really retire. When an MLB player retires, they retire. When a UFC fighter retires, it's often an empty gesture as they later un-retire. Sure, lay your gloves on the Octagon floor....chances are it's bullshit.

 

[alchemy]

People never come back from retirement, because the very definition of retirement is that people leave their work permanently.

She just took a pause and called it a "retirement". So it was a lie.

 

[Last Falconry]

The average mma retirement lasts about 4 hours. Nothing saps the gravitas from fights faster than the fighters do

 

[Your Salad]

You left out OnlyFans. You know you'd subscribe!

There are so many better b-holes available to pay to look at.
Edit: Not the best sentence I have typed on this forum, but I stand by my intention.

 

[aerius]

You left out OnlyFans. You know you'd subscribe!

Only if Nina is part of the package.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Ew,
God it’s really showing that the UFC can’t produce any new stars right now can they

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Can we all finally admit Juliana Pena was right all along?

Right about what?

Lame of you not to say.

 

[Streeter]

winner rematches pena?

because pena is beating kaylas ass easy money

That Norma girl is better than Pena. The girl Kayla recently beat imo is better than Pena.

Not so sure Pena wins here . Yes Pena is more experienced but she has one great win an lost just about every other good fighter she fights last 8 years . She beat Amanda when Amanda qas clearly not herself and Amanda destroyed her the 2nd fight.

Don't discount raw power brah especially agsinst a very average fighter

 

[Your Salad]

Only if Nina is part of the package.

HunnnnGHHHH.

 

[r-harper-1]

Yawn ….. WMMA

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Bad idea. If she needs money, she should just do sponsorships or start a podcast or something. All she’s doing is jeopardizing a very solid legacy.

Legacy do not pay bills.. also only people that care about legacy are the internet nerds or egomaniac fighters like Mayweather. Normal people gives tho shit about it.

If Amanda feels she can compete and not take damage in the process.. she has no reason not to come back and collect a few paychecks.

 

[Your Salad]

This thread is disgusting and im sorry Im a part of it.

 

[Steve Fox]

"Let me tell you something, I walked into this building and watched the Bantamweight disasters from the beginning. Pennington is a piece of shit. Peña is a piece of shit. Harrison, I am coming for you motherfucker!"

 

[Cowboy Kurt Angle]

Lowkey I think she could beat Kayla

 

[RoseHDCovington]

Honda won't even show up to an event as a spectator

The absolute disrespect...

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Right about what?

Lame of you not to say.

Nunes wasn’t done and she is coming back

 

[El Fernas]

Do you think the UFC is angling Kayla vs Nunes after Kayla gets the belt? I guess that stupid Nunes/Pena trilogy can happen if Pena wins.

Would there be any other reason she was in attendance? You dont see retired fighters at this kind of thing, she is probably returning for 1 more (at least) no matter who wins, Peña trilogy would be dumb and a fight no one asked for, or wants to see, Peña fluked her way in the first fight after taking a beating, then got beat up in the rematch, Harrison vs Nunes is somewhat interesting as its a new matchup that would had probably happened already had Peña not beat Nunes back then.

 

[GrantB13]

Typical MMA retirement

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

legacy is intact. She won 11 title fights, and avenged her only title fight loss decisively. She is the GWOAT by an impossible margin.


Even if she lost:

A) She could command a decent bag due to how completely in the shitter wmma is without her

B) She has been retired and out of the game.
She SHOULD lose to an active fighter in their prime.

There should be zero shame in taking a single L to father time.
If you were to peruse the combat sports hall of fame you would find MANY of the GOAT tier fighters who have L to father time.

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Larry Holmes

Fedor
Anderson
Aldo

Yeah I mean does Ali losing to Leon Spinks cancel out the Rumble in the Jungle? Of course not, excellent post