Amanda Nunes has unequivocally put an end to any speculation regarding a potential comeback and dismissed any talk from her supposed challengers. The “Lioness” decided to retire on her own terms at UFC 289 in Vancouver, following a unanimous decision win over Irene Aldana in the headline event.

After her sixth successful defense of her 135-pound title, Nunes, a two-division champion, placed both her bantamweight and featherweight titles in the octagon alongside her gloves as she signaled her retirement. A content and satisfied Nunes explained that there was nothing that could entice her to fight again as she would always consider herself the ultimate UFC champion of her weight classes.

Nunes expressed her gratitude to UFC and state that they had taken care of her. She also stated that she would be around and would remain an ardent follower of the sport, even if she didn’t participate.

Over her six-year reign atop two divisions, Nunes was without a doubt, the best woman ever to participate in MMA. She cleared out all the competition with exceptional victories against Julianna Pena, Germaine de Randamie, Holly Holm, Cris Cyborg, Valentina Shevchenko, Ronda Rousey, and Miesha Tate, among others. Each victory would have cemented a fantastic career, but she had them all, thus leaving no doubt that she is considered the best.

Amanda isn’t worried about who steps up to challenge her as she considers the competition beaten. The only woman during her championship reign to defeat Nunes, Julianna Pena, immediately took to social media after Nunes’ retirement to accredit Nunes of ducking her. Nunes laughed at Pena’s comments and stated that she would have retired had she fought someone else apart from Aldana since she wouldn’t have wanted to retire after beating someone twice.

Nunes was then asked by the press if she thought Peña could win the title again, and she replied with a curt “no,” claiming that Aldana could defeat Peña. She believes that Peña was just fortunate in their previous fight when Nunes wasn’t ready.

In conclusion, Nunes is retiring from the sport at the pinnacle of her formidable career. She will always be remembered as one of, if not the best woman to have ever done it in MMA.