UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes does not want to step in the way of Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm but is willing to fight the former 135-pound champ if she returns to bantamweight
Nunes opened up on a potential fight with “The Preacher’s Daughter” but only if Holm rejects the chance to fight for Cyborg’s featherweight strap:
“I’m ready to go,” Nunes told BJ Penn Radio. “I kind of don’t want to step in front of Cris Cyborg right now, because I know she wants to fight Holly Holm. But I don’t think this fight’s going to happen, and if Holly Holm comes down again, to 135 [pounds], we can do this. I want to defend my belt. I want to defend the 135 belt. Holly Holm is one of the only girls in this division [riding] a win, so I think she’s the one. I think if she’s not going to fight Cyborg, she has to come down and make this happen.”
Should Holm accept a fight with Nunes’ compatriot, there is one more stand out name for the 135-pound champ:
“[Pennington] has evolved a lot,” Nunes said of this prospective battle. “I liked her fight against Miesha [Tate]. She did a great job, and I think she’s a great opponent for me. It’s going to be a battle, like always, when you step into the cage. I expect Rocky to give me her best fight ever, and I think she [expects] the same. Honestly, I’m a fighter and I just want to fight. Whatever. I just want to fight. I want to defend my belt, and I’m waiting for the UFC. Let’s go.”
