Outside Source
On the heels of a massive upset loss to Julianna
Pena at UFC
269, Amanda
Nunes will have a new training home.
According to a report from Brazilian outlet
Combate, Nunes is leaving American Top Team in Coconut Creek,
Fla., to start her own team in the Sunshine State. Her wife, UFC
strawweight Nina Nunes,
will accompany her in the transition.
Nunes joined ATT following a third-round technical knockout loss to
Cat
Zingano at UFC 178 on Sept. 27, 2014. “Lioness” then embarked
on an extended run of success with the renowned camp, winning 12
consecutive bouts while becoming a simultaneous two-division
champion along the way.
Nunes relinquished the bantamweight crown in a second-round
submission loss to Pena on Dec. 12, perhaps the biggest upset of
2021 in MMA. She remains the UFC featherweight champion, however,
and the move could potentially clear the way for a clash with
two-time PFL champion Kayla
Harrison, who remains a free agent but has been in talks with
the UFC. Harrison still trains at American Top Team.
The 33-year-old Brazilian’s resume includes wins over the likes of
Valentina
Shevchenko (twice), Cristiane
Justino, Holly Holm,
Germaine
de Randamie (twice), Ronda
Rousey, Miesha Tate
and Sara
McMann, to name a few. A date for her next Octagon appearance
has not been announced.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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