4. Amanda Nunes now a victim of own success
No, that was absolutely not [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag]’ finest work. She got tired, allowed Germaine de Randamie to get herself in the fight, and did have a few worrisome moments. Still, though, Nunes came out with the win and a fifth defense of her women’s bantamweight title.
Now what?
Not only has Nunes defeated every female UFC champion within a reasonable weight range, but in the case of de Randamie, she’s beat them twice. Nunes rules two weight classes with an iron fist, and you would be hard pressed to come up with an argument for any contender out there who deserves a shot, much less one who could be a real threat to the Brazilian’s reign.
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Of course, there’s Valentina Shevchenko, who gave Nunes a run for her money both times they fought, lingering. However, Shevchenko seems content to do her own thing at flyweight for the time being, and that’s fair. Outside of her, though, there’s no standout challenger for Nunes.
The promotion is going to have to start getting creative with “The Lioness,” and conveniently enough, boxing champ Claressa Shields was cageside for Nunes’ win over de Randamie.
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