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Amanda Nunes Says Ronda Rousey Is Overrated

January 4, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Amanda Nunes isn’t holding back after beating decisively beating Ronda Rousey at UFC 207. Nunes spoke with TMZ Sports about her forty-eight second win over Rousey at the show, calling the former champion “overrated.” You can see the video below.

When asked if she thought the win would come as easy as it did, Nunes said, “I don’t know how Ronda Rousey went so far in this division…I don’t understand how those gals lost to Ronda Rousey.”

She added, “I know since my first fight in the UFC that I can beat Ronda Rousey,” noting that UFC 207 was the day to prove that she could do it. She added that it was easier than she thought it was going to be and that her camp for Miesha Tate was harder than her camp for Rousey. When asked about people saying Rousey is the greatest female fighter of all-time, Nunes agreed that she’s overrated and said that the UFC “made this happen.”