She later encouraged other Brazilian fighters “to get their s*** together,” and win a championship. “Tonight is the perfect time to retire and to live happy forever,” Nunes said When she arose, she was beaming and after doing a joyous post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier, bounced around the Octagon taking pictures, pouring beer on herself and others and simply celebrating one of the best careers ever. She went to her knees, kissed her belts and then placed her head on the floor. She laid both of her belts in the center of the Octagon and then, in the traditional way of retiring in MMA, had her gloves cut and placed them on the floor. When her work was done, she announced her retirement, going out on top as the women’s bantamweight champion, the women’s featherweight champion, and the greatest female MMA fighter ever. Her jiu-jitsu looked as good as it ever has. Aldana ate knees and leg kicks that left her walking gingerly.
Her punches battered Aldana’s face and left it bruised and swollen.
Nunes set a divisional record for most takedowns in a career, surpassing Sara McMann. She had too much for Aldana in every aspect of the game. She won by scores of 50-44 twice and 50-43. She routed Irene Aldana in their fight for Nunes’ bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. She retired Saturday after fulfilling all her goals. She had nothing and couldn’t have eaten, or afforded the other basic necessities of life, without the generosity of her teammates. When she first started training in the U.S., a box was set up in the gym for her teammates to drop money into for her. It was a long, and often arduous, journey to the top. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Īmanda Nunes stepped off a plane in New Jersey as a young 20-something, a dream of one day winning championships and becoming recognized as the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time. Amanda Nunes retired Saturday after another dominant performance.
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