Amanda Nunes commented on the clash of heads that happened between her and Julianna Peña during the belt dispute, which impacted her performance
Amanda Nunes reappeared on his official social networks this Wednesday, 3, four days after having won Julianna Pena in the main event of UFC 277 and regained the women’s bantamweight belt. What drew the most attention in the publication, besides the fact that she was in her car with her daughter Raegan deep down, it was the black eye that is still on the Brazilian’s face.
In the post, Amanda Nunes published several videos in which she talks about her strategy in the rematch against the American. The black eye that still remains was the result of an accidental clash of heads with Peña at the end of the fourth round, and because of that, she will undergo a consultation this Thursday, 4th, to see if everything is ok with the place.
“After that headbutt, I really felt a lot, it was something that really hindered me a lot in the fight afterwards, but as the strategy was to do a wrestling in the last two rounds, a little ground to tire her more, and I managed to find the way, that’s what I did, because I couldn’t take any more blows to my eye. I had to be smart to finish the fight strong. But I’m fine, happy to bring the belt back home, it’s all ours. Now it’s time to rest a little, recover”, said the fighter.
The belt recovery
Amanda Nunes overcame opponent Julianna Peña by unanimous decision of the judges after having a dominant performance during the fight. In the second round, the Brazilian got to impose three knockdowns, and at the end of the fourth, when they were exchanging blows, she ended up getting the worst in the clash of heads, but still managed to knock her down and finish on top.
In the last two rounds of the fight, the Brazilian, who was dominating standing, began to invest more in takedowns and dominating on the ground. Julianna Peña was still in danger with some submission attempts, but Amanda Nunes was very focused and defended all of them efficiently to win all the rounds according to the judges’ scores (50-45, 50-44 and 50-43).
And retirement?
In an interview with “Esporte Espetacular”, Amanda Nunes said that she thought about retiring after being surpassed by the American in the previous fight. The fighter said it was hard to lead with two divisions at the same time. According to her, there wasn’t much time left to live, other than the fact that she wanted more opportunities to be with her family.
“I even thought about retiring too: “now I’m done, enjoy (life) a little bit”, but when I returned to the hotel, (having lost) to Julianna and the way it was, I have to go back and get this belt back and really get into that cage 100%. Living having to keep the belt for many years, and all the time training, pushing yourself all the time, having to be in the gym all the time”, said.
“I couldn’t enjoy my life properly. And then when I lost the belt it took that weight off me and made me calmer. That’s why I don’t think I felt such a big shock that night. It doesn’t stop there. Winning the belt is keep making history, continue the legacy of fights and more fights, and keep breaking records. I’m looking forward to seeing my future going forward. The Lioness is back for sure.” highlighted.
Source: sportbuzz
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