What mattered most at UFC 250 in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings …
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1. Amanda Nunes remains the GOAT
Amanda Nunes further entrenched herself as the greatest female fighter in history when she utterly dominated Felicia Spencer for five rounds to win a unanimous decision and add more history to her already lengthy resume.
The big narrative around Nunes coming into this fight was her chance to become the first simultaneous two-division champion to defend in multiple weight classes. She defended her bantamweight belt for the fifth time against Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 this past December, then made the first defense of her women’s featherweight strap against Spencer.
Life is absolutely good if you’re Nunes at this point, and the biggest threat to her success seems to be herself. There’s no real threat out there across either division, and UFC boss Dana White has already ruled out a third showdown with women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko happening anytime soon.
Nunes and her wife, Nina Ansaroff, are expecting their first child soon, which means Nunes is likely to take a bit of a break to settle into motherhood. Hopefully in that time a worthy contender will emerge.
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