Former two-division champion Amanda “The Lioness” Nunes will be going into the UFC Hall of Fame this June.
The UFC announced during the UFC 314 broadcast that former two-division champion Amanda Nunes will be going into the Hall of Fame in the modern wing this June.
“Leoa” is widely regarded as one of, if not the undisputed, best female mixed martial artist ever to compete professionally after a run that saw her best pioneers and all-time greats like Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Valentina Shevchenko and Miesha Tate throughout her illustrious career. Nunes ended her career with a 23-5 record last year after defending her bantamweight title in June of 2023.
Between 2015 and 2021, Nunes put together a legendary twelve fight win-streak that saw her win the bantamweight title against Miesha Tate and defend it against the likes of UFC legend Ronda Rousey, current flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (whom she defeated once prior before as well), and former champions Holly Holm, Germaine de Randamie, and Raquel Pennington. The seminal moment of her career came in December of 2018 when she ended the legendary win-streak of featherweight legend Cris Cyborg with a first round knockout to become the UFC’s first ever female simultaneous two-division champion. Nunes went on to defend the featherweight title two more times as well during her run.
While Nunes has stayed out of the public eye, there has been talk of a potential return should her former teammate and two-time Judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison win the bantamweight title this June at UFC 316.
