For the record, Amanda Nunes is just fine with a co-headlining role at UFC 215.
The reigning bantamweight queen was supposed to defend her title against Valentina Shevchenko in the UFC 213 headliner on July 8. However, Nunes withdrew from contest on the day of the fight, forcing the promotion to scramble to elevate the interim middleweight title bout between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero to top billing that night.
“You can’t make anybody fight,” UFC President Dana White said at the post-fight press conference. “She said, ‘I don’t feel right.