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The queen stays queen.
UFC featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes proved once again why she is the great women’s fighter in the world. And even the potential greatest male ever doesn’t want a piece of her.
Nunes fought Megan Anderson in the co-main event of UFC 259 on March 6. It was “The Lioness'” second 145-pound title defense and she only needed two minutes to effectively clean out the division. After hurting the Australian on the feet, Nunes caught Anderson in a triangle armbar, forcing the tap at 2:03 into the first round.
With the victory, Nunes extended her win streak to 12 and her professional MMA record to 21-4.
At this point, Nunes has taken out the two top contenders in the featherweight division back-to-back, defeating Felicia Spencer last June by unanimous decision. Because there are no rankings for the women’s 145-pound division and with the lack of fighters at featherweight, its unclear who will challenge her next at that weight.
During the UFC 259 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White confirmed that he plans on having Nunes defend her bantamweight title next. He told the media he hopes to have The Lioness compete again soon.
On Saturday night, Jones took to Twitter about The Lioness’ win, writing, “Book Amanda a fight next week.”
Book Amanda a fight next week #UFC259
Then, one fan proposed to Jones a fight, “Amanda vs Jonny bones.”
“No way I’ll pass,” Jones responded.
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Other Fighters Reacted to Nunes’ Victory
UFC’s “Baddest Motherf*****” and top-ranked welterweight Jorge Masvidal wrote, “Congrats you da Goat!”
Congrats you da Goat! #UFC259
UFC featherweight veteran Cub Swanson wrote, “I believe Amanda Nunes could beat some of the men in the
@ufc.”
Top-ranked UFC lightweight Charles Oliveira wrote, “Goat @Amanda_Leoa.”
Retired UFC fighter Ian McCall wrote, “Since @Amanda_Leoa has cleaned out everyone, the only logical next fight has to be @jakepaul … make it happen.”
Since @Amanda_Leoa has cleaned out everyone, the only logical next fight has to be @jakepaul … make it happen @ufc
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UFC 259 Results
Out of three title fights, only one belt changed hands on Saturday night. Here are the full results for the UFC 259 fight card:
Main Card
Light Heavyweight Championship: Jan Blachowicz def. Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–45, 49–45)
Women’s Featherweight Championship: Amanda Nunes def. Megan Anderson via first-round submission
Bantamweight Championship: Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan via fourth-round DQ
Lightweight: Islam Makhachev def. Drew Dober via third-round submission
Light Heavyweight: Aleksandar Rakic def. Thiago Santos via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz def. Casey Kenney via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
Bantamweight: Kyler Phillips def. Song Yadong via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
127-Pound Catchweight: Askar Askarov def. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
Flyweight: Kai Kara France def. Rogerio Bontorin via first-round TKO
Early Preliminary Card
Flyweight: Tim Elliott def. Jordan Espinosa via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–25)
Light Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Carlos Ulberg via second-round KO
Welterweight: Sean Brady def. Jake Matthews via third-round submission
Women’s Strawweight: Amanda Lemos def. Livinha Souza via first-round TKO
Lightweight: Uros Medic def. Aalon Cruz via first-round TKO
Bantamweight: Trevin Jones def. Mario Bautista via second-round TKO
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