On May 30th, 1988, in the village of Pojuca, Brazil, the world was introduced to Amanda Lourenço Nunes. After her parents divorced, her mother took her in and raised her in the outskirts of Salvador, Bahia. During those formative years, she and her two sisters had to rely on their mother’s several incomes as she struggled to make ends meet. In this article we will walk you through how the professional fighter has made a huge net worth.
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How Much Net Worth Does Amanda Nunes Have?
Brazilian MMA fighter Amanda Nunes has a net worth of $4 million. She gained fame as a UFC fighter. Among the many championships that Nunes has held are the featherweight and bantamweight titles.
Fans see her as one of the best female fighters ever since she holds the distinction of being the first fighter in UFC history to win titles in two different weight classes. She also holds the record for being the first boxer to simultaneously defend two titles. Among female combat athletes, Amanda is often considered to be the best.
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Amanda Nunes Quits After A Big Win Over Irene Aldana At UFC 289
In her prime, Amanda Nunes is walking away from mixed martial arts. On Saturday, the only two-division champion in UFC history made her retirement announcement after a successful title defense at UFC 289, as revealed by MMA Fighting.
Nunes finished her two title reigns with a sixth defense of her bantamweight crown by dominating Irene Aldana to earn a unanimous decision in their final bout. Nunes won unanimously with scores of 50-44 from all three judges.
“My mom was asking me to do this for so long, she can’t take it anymore,” Nunes said as she deposited her two UFC championship belts and her gloves in the middle of the octagon. “My partner as well, Nina [Nunes], she’s been around so much with me my whole career, she’s pregnant now and we’ve been on this road for so long. I decided right now I’m still young enough to enjoy everything that I made. I’ve got to travel, I want to be with my family. I’ve got to spend more time with my family in Brazil as well.”
“I left them so young to come here and chase the dream and everything, there was never a doubt in my mind I was going to be come a champion. But when I became a champion, it was unbelievable. A double champ as well.”
Nunes (23-5) fought flawlessly for the fifth and final round, reestablishing her supremacy over the women’s 135-pound class. Have a look at the official tweet posted by Connoisseur Of Combat below.
feel like it’s only right to rewatch this in full today
Enjoy retirement Amanda Nunes👏 pic.twitter.com/8cPo3i21U5
— Connoisseur of Combat (@ConOfCombat) June 11, 2023
The champion was never in trouble, and he beat Aldana with a mix of standup skills and mat magic. Nunes outlanded the Mexican star by a score of 142 to 41 in important strikes, won the takedown fight 6 to 0, and landed 53% of her significant strike attempts to Aldana’s 28%.
In the opening round, Aldana landed her greatest punch when she countered Nunes with a right hand, but the future Hall of Famer simply ate it and kept on coming.
Nunes, who is 35, is now the most decorated female fighter in UFC history and one of the most decorated winners of any gender to ever put on a pair of four-ounce gloves.