Amanda Nunes picks women's MMA top four without Cyborg and Rousey and surprises
Amanda Nunes named her women's MMA Mount Rushmore with herself, Valentina Shevchenko, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili, leaving Cris Cyborg and Ronda Rousey out.
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Amanda Nunes escolheu as quatro maiores lutadoras da história do MMA feminino e deixou duas lendas de fora. No podcast Deep Waters, a baiana montou o seu “Monte Rushmore” da modalidade sem Cris Cyborg e sem Ronda Rousey — ausências que surpreenderam os apresentadores do programa.
A lista da Leoa começa por ela mesma. Em seguida aparecem Valentina Shevchenko, Joanna Jedrzejczyk e Zhang Weili, nesta ordem.
Sim, eu diria: eu em primeiro, a Valentina em segundo, a Joanna em terceiro e a Weili
Ela declarou assim, na sequência. Cyborg foi nocauteada por Amanda em 2018, o que tornou a omissão ainda mais comentada. Já em relação a Ronda, ex-campeã do Ultimate, a brasileira adotou tom crítico ao analisar a condução da carreira da norte-americana depois do auge.
O tema veio à tona às vésperas de uma volta aguardada. Aposentada desde junho de 2023, Amanda já tem data para reencontrar o octógono: será no UFC 334, evento do Madison Square Garden, onde ela aparece como atração anterior ao duelo principal e disputa o cinturão peso-galo (61 kg) contra Kayla Harrison, atual campeã.
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