What's next for Amanda Nunes?

[Brom Bones]

Which belt is Amanda gonna defend next?

Is she gonna fight Ketlen Vieira in Brazil?
Also, Pena has been calling for the trilogy bout, so I guess that makes sense since they're 1-1 and both fights were awesome.
If so, when would that take place?

I just hope that it's not the fw belt that she defends next. Anything else is better than that.

Goldberg.

 

[GolovKing]

I do think that. She says it herself here:


She routinely comes in at 124, 124.5 for her fights...I think I even remember her being 123 at one point. (EDIT: 123.5 against Joanna.) You really think she's making a cut, and then cutting beyond what she needs to just for fun? And she does it every time?

It's not that they're cutting extra weight for fun. It's just that she probably doesn't have a hard weight cut and so she doesn't have to monitor her weight too closely as she's training. She's not going to be weighing herself every 10 minutes in camp so if she goes over it's not a big deal.

 

[heavy_hands]

Got ran out of division and now fights 135/115 rejects.

Nunes has a much larger frame and is taller…If Val was naturally as big as Amanda she would demolish her with ease

 

[Gamer2k4]

Valentina doesn't cut weight and she weighs in exactly at 125?

She almost never weighs in at exactly 125. Look at my post right above yours.

What's more likely is that Valentina's average body weight is around 125, and she just delays a meal or avoids that extra glass of water if she's in danger of weighing in above that. She's obviously still AWARE of her weight and the minor fluctuations of daily activity that can influence it, but she doesn't need to spend time in a sauna to sweat off the water weight like almost everyone else.

 

[Geniusss]

Which belt is Amanda gonna defend next?

Is she gonna fight Ketlen Vieira in Brazil?
Also, Pena has been calling for the trilogy bout, so I guess that makes sense since they're 1-1 and both fights were awesome.
If so, when would that take place?

I just hope that it's not the fw belt that she defends next. Anything else is better than that.

Ketlen Vieira in Brazil
Then if she wins, trilogy with Peña
And then if she wins again and Aldana gets another win, Aldana should be next

All at 135lbs

145lbs is dead

 

[Hdfi]

Retirement or a legacy fight with Kayla Harrison in the PFL.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Rematch with Pena and keep knocking heads until retirement

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Valentina doesn't cut weight to hit 125. It's her natural division, and she was still hugely successful at 135 despite being undersized there.

Easy solution. FW hasn't been defended in over 19 months, so while Amanda goes back to defend that, Valentina takes on Pena for some bullshit 'interim' for Amanda to fight on her return.

 

[STAY GOLD]

She said her next fight will be a FW title defense. There’s like 5 fighters in the division, so I think the only reasonable defense would be against Dumont.

 

[El Fernas]

Someone not Peña from 135, she had nothing for her in the rematch, and won the first by some dumb luck, Nunes got tired and fall into her game of blocking with her face, no point in an instant trilogy

She said her next fight will be a FW title defense. There’s like 5 fighters in the division, so I think the only reasonable defense would be against Dumont.

Probably not even 5, and half of them probably come from defeat.

 

[mmadeewana]

Nunes has a much larger frame and is taller…If Val was naturally as big as Amanda she would demolish her with ease

Like Valentina demolished a smaller Joanna?

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

Really shocked that popular opinion is not unanimous for Irene Aldana

She is an exciting fighter who been getting a ton of finishes that poses a very legitimate threat to Nunes

Perplexed that people are actually suggesting other candidates

 

[CC27]

Really shocked that popular opinion is not unanimous for Irene Aldana

She is an exciting fighter who been getting a ton of finishes that poses a very legitimate threat to Nunes

Perplexed that people are actually suggesting other candidates

Well her and Vieira are both on two fight win streaks.

Vieira beat Tate and Holm and Aladana beat Yana and Macy. Holm also just beat Aldana but Aldana beat Vieira.

So really either of them could get it. Kind of does even out. Vieira has bigger wins but lost to Aldana a few fights ago so maybe that gives Aldana the slight edge but either one getting it would be fine.

Will be either one of them or Val moving up, not point doing anything at 145, just wasting time up there. BW atleast has a div.

 

[VinceArch]

Goldberg.

 

[MMAFanCal]

Dana said 'whatever the champ wants' in the post-fight and Nunes made it clear she wants to defend the 145 lbs belt so next one would be against Norma Dumont, in all likelihood since there is no championship belt fight happened so far.

 

[FreedomCricket]

I'd like to see Val get another shot at Nunes.

Clearly the 2 best WMMA stars in the UFC. It's too bad Val can't/doesn't want to try 135.

Maybe Santos can move up, iirc, she had quite a bit of a strength advantage over Shev in their fight. Could translate well for her.

 

[Dude Incredible]

Dana said 'whatever the champ wants' in the post-fight and Nunes made it clear she wants to defend the 145 lbs belt so next one would be against Norma Dumont, in all likelihood since there is no championship belt fight happened so far.

oh boy. that's not good.

 

[Ares Black]

Probably Norma Dumont at 145

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

Dumont?? That's a joke

She is ranked #13....13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How are really suggesting titleshot?? She lost Macy Chassion-- the number 8 girl-- this year

 

[Like a fiddle]

Really shocked that popular opinion is not unanimous for Irene Aldana

She is an exciting fighter who been getting a ton of finishes that poses a very legitimate threat to Nunes

Perplexed that people are actually suggesting other candidates

Because even here, most act like casuals when it comes to WMMA.