Julianna Pena did to Amanda what Amanda did to Cyborg

[Shaddows]

She broke her mentally when she did not back down and kept landing shots. She lost her confidence. Cyborg never wanted that taste again, and left UFC with a stupid excuse. Will Amanda come back against Pena?

The only stupid thig here is your asinine post.
Cyborg wanted a rematch.
The UFC refused and tied into her new contract.
She did not want to sign a contract unless the UFC brought more/better fighters to her division. Alas, they did not do so.

Oh, and the contract ending is a BS excuse??? LOL, kid! When you grow up, you will learn how the world works.

 

[jitzmonkey]

Nah; Amanda wasnt mentally broke cause Juliana didnt back down, she got mentally broke cause she was out of shape, ran out of gas and gave up.

This was way more about a fighters being better phisically and conditioting prepared than the other.

Nunes may've become a bit complacent since all of her fights have been so dominant over the past few years.
Does anyone know what effects Covid had on her?

At the end of the day, it's going to be tough to go on long undefeated streaks at the top when the entire division (plus 145ers) are always training (outside of camp) for her specifically.

Aldo's a perfect example of that. Once he got beat by Conor, we saw that other fighters were able to exploit the holes that had developed over the years as everyone else caught up to him.

Usman might actually be a bit different of a scenario since he seems to be trying to improve and evolve. That's yet to be seen, though.


That said, don't want to hijack the thread.

Pena's exploited what she saw as a potential weakness which is Nunes seeming reliance on overhand winging shots.
Good on her!

It'll be interesting to see if Nunes can learn to mix it up, and move her head; because Pena only being on a 2 fight win streak and 3-2 in her last 5 seem to be pretty meaningful stats.

 

[Macsworth]

Cyborg just got caught it happens.

 

[Surveillance State]

She's had one good opponent since Nunes, Julia Budd. Dude, she beat former flyweight Leslie Smith at FW.

I never said her opponents are top notch, just that she's been undefeated since that fight with a string of finishes. The only comparison here is that the seemingly invincible champion lost to the underdog.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Well at least she’s now in an org that respects her.

This is pure rubbish.

The UFC literally headlined her in her first UFC fight in Brazil at CW 140 because Cyborg couldn’t/wouldn’t make the 135 weight they signed her up for.

So then they literally created a 145 division for her. Then fed her a steady diet of 135 fighters (Some making their UFC debut). Paid her millions of dollars. And just kept headlining her.

I’m sorry but the facts say you are full of shit. If that’s disrespectful then sign me up. The UFC bent over backwards for her. OMG.. Amanda didn’t want to rematch her immediately, and the UFC wanted to resign Cyborg. She walked away, and hasn’t stopped whining about a rematch ever since.

Oh but Dana made fun of her years before she ever fought in the UFC. Yeah, and then she doctored a video while she was actually in the UFC. That was being disrespectful. That was being ungrateful.

GTFO.

 

[ConditFan]

she shamed herself taking trash about ufc to force herself out. she got scared.

Lol

 

[Luvhawky]

Regardless of what happens in a rematch, I was most amused at the trash talk that went wrong on Amanda's part.

What a modest residence for someone like Nunes? You'd think she would be smart enough to upgrade her housing a bit.

 

[Reffson]

she shamed herself taking trash about ufc to force herself out. she got scared.

The Cyborg lickers can't accept the truth.

 

[wwkirk]

What a modest residence for someone like Nunes? You'd think she would be smart enough to upgrade her housing a bit.

Does she live in the US or Brazil?

 

[Reffson]

nah, nunes quit. Cyborg got finished properly

You think there's a difference? Broke is broke. You insult Nunes by saying she quit because it suggests she had a chance to win. If the fight was to the death, Nunes would be dead.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

The Cyborg lickers can't accept the truth.

Because Dana ALWAYS tells the truth, as we know. She asked for an immediate rematch and wasn't given it. In fact, Nunes went out of her way to say she was going to make her wait for 2 years.

“Cyborg doesn’t want to fight me if it takes more than a year to prepare, and right now, I don’t think she’s gonna want it because I’m gonna ask for two years to be ready for her again,” Nunes said. “She said I wanted one year to be ready for her and she didn’t want to wait that much, she don’t wanna stay without fighting but right now I’m asking for two years for the rematch.”

https://www.mmamania.com/2019/1/4/1...rematch-after-ufc-23-mma-jones-ppv-gustafsson

 

[TempleoftheDog]

What a modest residence for someone like Nunes? You'd think she would be smart enough to upgrade her housing a bit.

Or maybe she’s being fiscally responsible? Too many athletes just blow their money on stuff they don’t need. How many bathrooms do you really need when there is only 3 of you in the house? Do you really need a 300K watch, when a 50$ Timex does the exact same thing? A Toyota that costs $30K will get you to the exact same places as a $1M supercar.

I like it. She’s made millions. Make it last.

 

[Reffson]

Because Dana ALWAYS tells the truth, as we know. She asked for an immediate rematch and wasn't given it. In fact, Nunes went out of her way to say she was going to make her wait for 2 years.

“Cyborg doesn’t want to fight me if it takes more than a year to prepare, and right now, I don’t think she’s gonna want it because I’m gonna ask for two years to be ready for her again,” Nunes said. “She said I wanted one year to be ready for her and she didn’t want to wait that much, she don’t wanna stay without fighting but right now I’m asking for two years for the rematch.”

https://www.mmamania.com/2019/1/4/1...rematch-after-ufc-23-mma-jones-ppv-gustafsson

Who gives a fuck? Cyborg got her ass kicked and talked shit so she's gone.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

Who gives a fuck? Cyborg got her ass kicked and talked shit so she's gone.

That's not what the dummy you replied to said. You called it the truth, in fact.

 

[Luvhawky]

Or maybe she’s being fiscally responsible? Too many athletes just blow their money on stuff they don’t need. How many bathrooms do you really need when there is only 3 of you in the house? Do you really need a 300K watch, when a 50$ Timex does the exact same thing? A Toyota that costs $30K will get you to the exact same places as a $1M supercar.

I like it. She’s made millions. Make it last.

I'm not talking about a watch or a fancy car. A decision to live in a house valued that low is fiscally irresponsible. What do single family homes appreciate at vs. townhomes vs. condos vs. renting? How much return are you leaving on the table if you don't optimize your money's return? You think not blowing your money is leaving it in the bank? Hate to break it to you, that's not how you build real wealth. Intelligently using leverage is the way to do it and real estate is the simplest way to accomplish that for an everyday person.

 

[Luvhawky]

Does she live in the US or Brazil?

Not sure, I don't know the economics of the Brazilian housing market, so it may matter in this case, but I imagine in most countries, it's still smarter to upgrade.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

I never said her opponents are top notch, just that she's been undefeated since that fight with a string of finishes. The only comparison here is that the seemingly invincible champion lost to the underdog.

You were pointing to Cyborgs record post-Nunes. I added the important detail that most of them were unimpressive opponents.

 

[Zaar]

Well, tbh, Cyborg didn't look like (half) an amateur.
Nunes kinda did, and I'm not blaming the tap, she was tired as F by then.
But the performance compared to what she can do, regardless of the reasons, was waaaaaaaaaaay worse than Cyborg's performance against her, compared to her best.

 

[mjfan23]

This entire thread is a scam to say Amanda is a proven quitter and that Cyborg in TS’s opinion quit (ufc all together) too.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I'm not talking about a watch or a fancy car. A decision to live in a house valued that low is fiscally irresponsible. What do single family homes appreciate at vs. townhomes vs. condos vs. renting? How much return are you leaving on the table if you don't optimize your money's return? You think not blowing your money is leaving it in the bank? Hate to break it to you, that's not how you build real wealth. Intelligently using leverage is the way to do it and real estate is the simplest way to accomplish that for an everyday person.

If the house is literally paid for what is the issue? It’s sounds like you’re talking about investing in real estate to make a profit. Which has driven many people into bankruptcy. I don’t care how many episodes of flip this house you have watched. The real estate market is not constant. It’s ever changing. And shit like the stock market bust of ‘08, or the Covid outbreak of 2 years ago can decimate a person.

Why the hell would anybody actually care about the house Amanda and Nina own? That’s the part I don’t really get? If it’s good enough for them.. Hello.