Nina Nunes Reveals The Moment She Decided To Retire From MMA

UFC San Diego featured some exciting fights and impressive finishes, but it also included the retirement of longtime UFC veteran Nina Nunes. The 36-year-old picked up a split-decision win over Cynthia Calvillo on the UFC San Diego prelims before leavin…

UFC San Diego featured some exciting fights and impressive finishes, but it also included the retirement of longtime UFC veteran Nina Nunes. The 36-year-old picked up a split-decision win over Cynthia Calvillo on the UFC San Diego prelims before leaving her gloves in the cage and announcing it was her last fight. With her daughter…

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Nina Nunes Shares Which Amanda Nunes Trilogy She Prefers

Amanda Nunes has a few options in front of her, but her spouse Nina Nunes has a preference. Amanda Nunes is on many people’s all-time great list. She is the champion of the bantamweight and featherweight divisions and has beaten some of the best …

Amanda Nunes has a few options in front of her, but her spouse Nina Nunes has a preference. Amanda Nunes is on many people’s all-time great list. She is the champion of the bantamweight and featherweight divisions and has beaten some of the best fighters ever. Last year, Nunes lost her title to Julianna Peña…

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UFC San Diego: Vera vs. Cruz Fight Card, How to Watch

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz will make his octagon return in his hometown against surging contender Marlon Vera. Cruz is looking to make another attempt at regaining the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Since losing the title to Cody Ga…

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz will make his octagon return in his hometown against surging contender Marlon Vera. Cruz is looking to make another attempt at regaining the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Since losing the title to Cody Garbrandt by decision at UFC 207 on Dec. 30, 2016, he has been on a mission to…

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UFC San Diego: Vera vs. Cruz Fight Card, How to Watch

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz will make his octagon return in his hometown against surging contender Marlon Vera. Cruz is looking to make another attempt at regaining the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Since losing the title to Cody Ga…

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz will make his octagon return in his hometown against surging contender Marlon Vera. Cruz is looking to make another attempt at regaining the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Since losing the title to Cody Garbrandt by decision at UFC 207 on Dec. 30, 2016, he has been on a mission to…

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Cynthia Calvillo To Face Nina Nunes At July 9 UFC Fight Night

A UFC women’s flyweight matchup between Cynthia Calvillo and former strawweight Nina Nunes on July 9th at a to-be-determined venue. News of the booking was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Calvillo is looking to get back in the win column following three straight losses. She most recently lost to Andrea Lee last November via…

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A UFC women’s flyweight matchup between Cynthia Calvillo and former strawweight Nina Nunes on July 9th at a to-be-determined venue.

News of the booking was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.

Calvillo is looking to get back in the win column following three straight losses. She most recently lost to Andrea Lee last November via corner stoppage after suffering a broken orbital bone during the fight.

Calvillo’s last victory came against Jessica Eye in June 2020. She competed in a potential No. 1 contender bout against Jéssica Andrade at UFC 266 but lost via first-round TKO to the former strawweight queen.

Calvillo began her career in the strawweight division, earning three-straight victories to begin her UFC tenure before a loss to former strawweight champion Carla Esparza.

As for Nunes, she’ll make the move up in weight following back-to-back losses to Tatiana Suarez and Mackenzie Dern. Before that, she won four straight over the likes of Claudia Gadelha and Angela Hill.

The July 9th Fight Night event doesn’t have a venue or location just yet. The only other fight booked on the card is a bantamweight matchup between top prospects Ronnie Lawrence and Saidyokub Kakhramonov. Calvillo and Nunes will look to get back on track in a must-win for both female fighters.

What is your prediction for Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes?

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Nina Nunes Weighs In On Julianna Peña’s “Mom Champ” Remarks

Nina Nunes has weighed in on the “mom champ” controversy that involves her wife Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña.

A comment made via social media by Nina Nunes this week supports Amanda’s claim that not giving birth to her child shouldn’t take away h…

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Nina Nunes has weighed in on the “mom champ” controversy that involves her wife Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña.

A comment made via social media by Nina Nunes this week supports Amanda’s claim that not giving birth to her child shouldn’t take away her status as the first “mom champ” of the UFC.

The issue stems from a comment Peña made after capturing the UFC bantamweight championship earlier this month. She said at the UFC 269 post-fight press conference that she gave birth to her child, claiming that makes her the first actual “mom champ” instead of Amanda Nunes.

In a recent comment from Nina Nunes, she wanted the world to know that Amanda not giving birth to her child doesn’t take away her status as a mother. She also shared an anecdote about how Amanda helped her during the childbirth process when they welcomed their first child in 2020.

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“Not many know this, but I had a HORRIBLE delivery. I lost a lot of blood and went into shock. Amanda [Nunes] took care of Raegan and I for the first week of her life and everyday after,” she said in a recent Instagram post. “She is her MOM and a Champion. Any [woman] out there who play the role of a mother, in any form, is a MOM. Thank you for being the best MOM Raegan could have.”

The controversial remark from Peña has caused a stir in recent days. Amanda Nunes commented on the claim earlier this week, sharing a similar sentiment to what Nina Nunes said in her post.

“I may not have birthed my Daughter. If I wanted to I could have,” Nunes said. “I chose to watch from the outside. After going through the IVF procedure with Nina. It was truly heartbreaking to see many women break down in the waiting room knowing they would never be able to carry their own and have to take another direction. This doesn’t not make these women any less of a MOM than Nina or I. As a MOM champion as well, I feel this needed to be said, [Julianna Peña].”

Soon after the UFC 269 press conference, Peña clarified her remarks in an interview. Peña emphasized that she wanted to shine a light on how pregnancy caused “massive changes” to her body and that she didn’t mean to take anything away from Nunes when stating this.

What are your thoughts on the “mom champ” controversy between Julianna Peña and the Nunes family?

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