Words matter. These are the best Amanda Nunes Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Where the opponent is in the rankings means nothing.
When I competed in jiu-jitsu and judo, I had losses. We never accept to lose, but we learn that it’s not the end of the world. It’s not.
I thought about giving up the sport, but I have a lot of good people around me: my wife, Nina, my family. Everybody keeps helping me to be positive and moving forward.
If they ask me who I want to fight, I’m going to say I want to fight Ronda.
Cyborg is way heavier, way bigger than me.
I train jiu-jitsu and judo with the best guys there is, and the best guys for ground and pound.
All the things I went through, my losses, those really helped me.
I started training for MMA when I was 18 years old. My jujitsu coach told me, ‘Amanda, you should try MMA.’ Since that moment, I got in love with this sport and haven’t stopped.
Ronda knows what’s like to have this belt, she knows the power this belt has.
I became the first Brazilian women to win a UFC title. That is huge.
Ronda had her time and that buzz around her. She knows it has cooled down now. She knows she lost. That’s the problem. She was undefeated for a long time and doesn’t know how to deal with a loss now.
You need to be very critical of yourself because MMA is a singular sport. You have to make the changes yourself or nothing will change. You have to be the one making the changes.
I’m going to keep on making history.
Juliana Pena says I’m running from her, Valentina Shevchenko also said I’m running from her, and now she’s saying Juliana Pena is running from her, too. I don’t like to play games.
You need to prepare for every fight.
My mother used to box, and I followed her footsteps into training. She loves fighting.
I don’t have anything personal against Valentina, but I think she changed a lot, her personality. In one interview, she says something and the other one she goes completely the other way.
I might go down as well to 125 and try it first in the gym to see how it goes.
The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.
Whatever steps in the cage against me, I will fight, because I have the belt, I’m No. 1 on the planet, and I want to keep staying here.
I feel like a lot of people know me because I beat Ronda Rousey.
I always trained with men, and always had to use all my power and strength to win in the gym. When I tapped men in training, I thought if I finished a man, the fight will be easy. But that’s not how it works and not how I should think. A fight is completely different, and that became an issue.
I understand everything Ronda Rousey is gonna bring that day. I don’t think she’s gonna be able to deal with my striking. She’s gonna be really surprised when I touch her, when I connect on my punches.
I think all of my opponents say that, I gas out or whatever. They have to say something about me.
I want to retire as champion, and I will make that happen.
I represent Brazil with the flag and the belt.
I respect my opponents, I learned that from life. I used to think I would step in there, throw one punch and the other girl would go down and not get up again. Everytime I thought that, I lost.
If you want to promote me, promote me.
I don’t like to do a lot of interviews.
Fighting in a heavier weight class is a big achievement on its own.
It’s the moment I’ve been waiting for, fighting on the big cards like UFC 200.
I’ve been doing everything people like to see: knock people out, and submissions, and go in there to fight.
I held so much in during the weeks prior to my fight with Ronda. I might have said or posted some things at the time that I now realize was not the right thing to do.
I’ve been very fortunate throughout my career to fight for the best organizations in the world.
Every time I touched Ronda, connected a punch, I wanted more and more. That’s why the fight was so fast. Every time I connected, I felt that she couldn’t take it, so I threw more and only stopped when it was over. But it was good.
I’m not running from anyone, I’m the champion and I can choose who I’m going to fight.
I don’t have anything to do but get in the cage and show my work and wait for my time.
You know, whatever people say, nothing’s going to change it – what I think, what I’m capable of.
I’d have to change all my training style to fight Cyborg.
You can have your dream come true and be gay at the same time. This is not supposed to be a big deal. If the world thinks like that, one day it’s gonna be a better place.
I live in the U.S., but I’m from Brazil.
I feel like I have grown with the sport.
I feel like Nina came into my life to help me grow, and since I met her, everything in our careers has been amazing.
I’m a champion, I have to defend this belt.
You have to be who you are.
After I get the belt, I will be well prepared to face anyone they put in front of me.
I proved it. I’m the best – I proved it.
We both are the only women that beat Ronda Rousey. There’s a history involved. Holly and I always were the underdog in our fights, so there’s a history.
When you have a dream, you have to follow and train hard.
Ronda is an amazing athlete and has done so much for this sport, especially for the women.
I’m 100 percent gonna beat Ronda Rousey – I’m 200 percent.
I don’t think Cyborg has ever felt the aggressiveness and the power that I will bring to her.
I want to have a family. Fighting and having a family at the same time is difficult.
When people find out how strong and powerful love is, then this world will be a better place. I want to see this happen one day.
Miesha is a great athlete, really tough. I know that.