Pena did take some bombs from Amanda before she won though

[ncboy]

Nah, she did what Cyborg did when they fought, lost composure, and swung for the fences. If Amanda can keep her head in the right place and fights Techincal then she wins. Use that length. Also hadn't fought at 135 in years. Needs to readjust to the weight and regain focus.

Also, Valentina over Pena again if they rematch.

 

[r-harper-1]

Disagree. Conditioning is conditioning. Nate Diaz can take a beating but last with cardio into the 5th. You don't gas just because you take shots. She started to get beat up BECAUSE she was gassing.

You don’t think taking punishment reduces your stamina? Lol

 

[Fioretti]

This fight is obviosly the WMMA version of Don vs Takayama :

Amanda and Pena forgot about technique and skill, they fought like a Brawler.

How dare you?

 

[USA!USA!]

You don’t think taking punishment reduces your stamina? Lol

Not enough for a championship fighter to gas out in a round and a half.

 

[Arnold Schwarzenword]

Disagree. Conditioning is conditioning. Nate Diaz can take a beating but last with cardio into the 5th. You don't gas just because you take shots. She started to get beat up BECAUSE she was gassing.

Dumbest shit I’ve heard in a long time.

 

[USA!USA!]

Dumbest shit I’ve heard in a long time.

You didn't hear shit - you read it, smart guy. Thanks for the insight shared in your reply, genius.

 

[true_fan]

Winter is coming, and the abominable Kayla Harrison is coming with.

Big Ramy is coming

 

[pv3Hpv3p]

Pena was so singularly focused and motivated for this fight, I wonder if she'll be able to find that same spark now that she's reached the top.

 

[knees2ribs]

She'll get annihilated in the rematch. She's dreadful

 

[Arnold Schwarzenword]

You didn't hear shit - you read it, smart guy. Thanks for the insight shared in your reply, genius.

I read it out loud.
If you’ve never been in a tough fight, you wouldn’t understand what getting hit can do to your cardio.

 

[mmaday4day]

Glad she lost so we don't have to see her kid again.

 

[Ornife]

I read it out loud.
If you’ve never been in a tough fight, you wouldn’t understand what getting hit can do to your cardio.

Oh boy. Now you've done it...

 

[Chappi]

To me it looked like Pena has the same body type, with broad shoulders and long arms and might have been just as big or even a little bit bigger then Nunes, altough that's kinda hard to make out on tv.
If she hits people at the end of her punches, just like Nunes always does I can pretty much garantee you she hits just as hard as Nunes and she's good on the ground.
About Nunes not being in shape, before the fight I noticed Nunes looking leaner to me then I ever saw her before, so I don't think that's the case.
I think Nunes got hit harder then she expected and then made the wrong choice and started swinging.
I can see both girls win the rematch, it kinda depends on who's chin cracks first.

 

[TITS]

Let's be honest, Amanda slipped on a banana peel.

 

[Bearknuckle]

She has a helluva chin, but Nunes isn't going to gas herself out in 1 round in the rematch. I think she terribly underestimated Pena in the first fight. I doubt it will happen again. That loss is going to be huge motivation for Nunes.

Or….we could all be saying that that fight took her soul.

 

[jk7707]

Or….we could all be saying that that fight took her soul.

I mean the rematch will tell us. But I'll give Nunes the benefit of the doubt. When you're at the top for 7 years and have everyone telling you you're the GOAT I'm sure it's hard to maintain the level of motivation that got you there. We'll see if it comes back after an embarrassing loss.

 

[Bruce Lee666]

To me it looked like Pena has the same body type, with broad shoulders and long arms and might have been just as big or even a little bit bigger then Nunes, altough that's kinda hard to make out on tv.
If she hits people at the end of her punches, just like Nunes always does I can pretty much garantee you she hits just as hard as Nunes and she's good on the ground.
About Nunes not being in shape, before the fight I noticed Nunes looking leaner to me then I ever saw her before, so I don't think that's the case.
I think Nunes got hit harder then she expected and then made the wrong choice and started swinging.
I can see both girls win the rematch, it kinda depends on who's chin cracks first.

The battle IQ difference between the male and female GOAT is huge, Jones really is smart.


a smart champion never accept a brawl fight.

my boxing teacher always says if a train come to you what to do?! you get out of the way.

Amanda tried to join the brawl fight and got screwed, she fought a fighter with the same brute Power and who has a chin and it's more fast.

 

[tritestill]

Did everybody forget the first round?

 

[MCS]

Pena had great determination. Wasn't covering away from the damage coming at her, but stayed close and threw back. Shorter punches as Nunes winded up.

But I think if Nunes sets her shots up better the power difference, the snap at the end of shots, the technique, is too much to take. Cyborg couldn't take them when Nunes was on point. Pena isn't that level of a striker.

 

[Iroh]

She has a Tito level sized head. I thought Amanda had a big head, but the smaller Pena had an even bigger head. It's just as broad as her shoulders. Lol. It seems to be able to absorb a lot of kinetic energy.