You know, whatever people say, nothing's going to change it - what I think, what I'm capable of.
Amanda Nunes
When I competed in jiu-jitsu and judo, I had losses. We never accept to lose, but we learn that it's not the end of the world. It's not.
I've been very fortunate throughout my career to fight for the best organizations in the world.
I respect my opponents, I learned that from life. I used to think I would step in there, throw one punch and the other girl would go down and not get up again. Everytime I thought that, I lost.
I started training for MMA when I was 18 years old. My jujitsu coach told me, 'Amanda, you should try MMA.' Since that moment, I got in love with this sport and haven't stopped.
It's the moment I've been waiting for, fighting on the big cards like UFC 200.
I became the first Brazilian women to win a UFC title. That is huge.
All the things I went through, my losses, those really helped me.
I'm gonna knock people out.
Honestly, I don't like trash talk, because we gonna fight anyways, right? We don't need to trash talk.
I know the girls can't take my punches.
When people find out how strong and powerful love is, then this world will be a better place. I want to see this happen one day.
Miesha has holes in her game standing and on the ground.
I've lost before, you need great people around you, your family, people giving you positive energy.
I want a rematch with Cat Zingano.
I live in the U.S., but I'm from Brazil.
Fighting taught me, I learned from life. It's a school, I'm still learning.
I'm very anxious. If you're going to fight the best fighters, you have to be prepared for a war, a highly-anticipated fight.
I've been through several situations in my career and nothing bothers me.
I think all of my opponents say that, I gas out or whatever. They have to say something about me.
When I'm training, I come to the gym twice a day and sometimes three times. My coach and I make our schedule: wrestle in the morning, strike and conditioning, jujitsu later. And we mix it up as well. I always move everything around. I don't keep everything the same every day.
I've been training for Ronda Rousey since my first fight in the UFC.
When you lose, you have to look at yourself and ask 'where did I lose?' Do I need to change teams or something?
I thought about giving up the sport, but I have a lot of good people around me: my wife, Nina, my family. Everybody keeps helping me to be positive and moving forward.
Where the opponent is in the rankings means nothing.
There's a point where, sometimes, I'd rather wait a bit and get a fight that sells.
Whatever steps in the cage against me, I will fight, because I have the belt, I'm No. 1 on the planet, and I want to keep staying here.
I am the greatest of all-time.
I like to train and then step in the cage and do my job. This is the thing that I like to do.
I think everything happens in a life for a reason.
I'm the champ for a reason.
If you want the belt, you have to go drive it through and try to get it like I did against Miesha Tate.
I'm going to keep on making history.
I proved it. I'm the best - I proved it.
I eat a lot of chocolate because I love it.
I don't have anything to do but get in the cage and show my work and wait for my time.
You can have your dream come true and be gay at the same time. This is not supposed to be a big deal. If the world thinks like that, one day it's gonna be a better place.
After I get the belt, I will be well prepared to face anyone they put in front of me.
I want to retire as champion, and I will make that happen.
I feel like Nina came into my life to help me grow, and since I met her, everything in our careers has been amazing.
You need to be very critical of yourself because MMA is a singular sport. You have to make the changes yourself or nothing will change. You have to be the one making the changes.
I train jiu-jitsu and judo with the best guys there is, and the best guys for ground and pound.
I've been doing everything people like to see: knock people out, and submissions, and go in there to fight.
I'm a champion, I have to defend this belt.
I want to fight.
As soon as I go to another area, another climate, I always have this kind of pressure in my sinuses. Honestly, I used to worry about a lot, I'd think something was wrong with me.
I definitely want to defend my 145 belt.
I train at American Top Team, the biggest team in the world, and I have every type of training.
Miesha is a great athlete, really tough. I know that.
I think I'd be able to win the fight against Ronda.
