When Amanda Nunes had one of the best years ever in 2016, some wondered where "The Lioness" came from. But as you will see below, the UFC women's bantamweight champion has been setting a high bar at 135 pounds for a long time.
Julia Budd
Strikeforce Challengers – Jan. 7, 2011 (Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS)
Amanda Nunes didn’t fall out of the sky and into the Octagon at UFC 200, where she took the women’s bantamweight title from Miesha Tate. She’s long been on the MMA world’s radar, and when she was signed to the Strikeforce promotion in 2011, there was a buzz that the Brazilian bomber was about to put WMMA on the map in a big way.