There's a point where, sometimes, I'd rather wait a bit and get a fight that sells.
— Amanda Nunes
I held so much in during the weeks prior to my fight with Ronda. I might have said or posted some things at the time that I now realize was not the right thing to do.
I like to train and then step in the cage and do my job. This is the thing that I like to do.
I want to have a family. Fighting and having a family at the same time is difficult.
When I competed in jiu-jitsu and judo, I had losses. We never accept to lose, but we learn that it's not the end of the world. It's not.
I don't think Cyborg has ever felt the aggressiveness and the power that I will bring to her.
I'm a fighter.
We can't get in the cage thinking that we'll win quickly, that we'll get the knockout.
To be the best and to have others call me that, I like it.
I love to be happy. I think you are happy if you make somebody else happy around you.
If you want to promote me, promote me.
I feel like a lot of people know me because I beat Ronda Rousey.
I want to be in this position for people to be able to see I made it. I'm gay, I made it. You can. Not exactly doing the same thing I'm doing, but if it's a job or school or whatever, you're able to make it.
I thought about giving up the sport, but I have a lot of good people around me: my wife, Nina, my family. Everybody keeps helping me to be positive and moving forward.
I've been through several situations in my career and nothing bothers me.
I'm very anxious. If you're going to fight the best fighters, you have to be prepared for a war, a highly-anticipated fight.
I always trained with men, and always had to use all my power and strength to win in the gym. When I tapped men in training, I thought if I finished a man, the fight will be easy. But that's not how it works and not how I should think. A fight is completely different, and that became an issue.
You have to be who you are.
Ronda is an amazing athlete and has done so much for this sport, especially for the women.
I don't like to do a lot of interviews.
I want a rematch with Cat Zingano.
You need to be very critical of yourself because MMA is a singular sport. You have to make the changes yourself or nothing will change. You have to be the one making the changes.
The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.
What am I going to do if I stop fighting? Study? Soccer?
If you want the belt, you have to go drive it through and try to get it like I did against Miesha Tate.
I feel like Nina came into my life to help me grow, and since I met her, everything in our careers has been amazing.
You can have your dream come true and be gay at the same time. This is not supposed to be a big deal. If the world thinks like that, one day it's gonna be a better place.
I'm going to do what I want, get my money and go home.
I love the U.S.A. women's soccer team. I'm really a fan of them, how they play as a team, the spirit they have. They really motivate a lot of people.
When we're out there, you'll never know a lot of people are gonna look up to you. You don't realize it, but soon you go on social media and see all the messages and people try to reach out to you and you start to realize how huge and how people look up to you.
When you have a dream, you have to follow and train hard.
You need to prepare for every fight.
Going to 125, I don't even want to talk about it. I tried it for two days and after that, I can't.
My uncle used to fight Vale Tudo, and my mother even cornered him in some of his fights.
I know since my first fight in the UFC I can beat Ronda Rousey, but of course I have to take my time and put everything together.
Peace in the world is very important.
I want to keep making history.
When you lose, you have to look at yourself and ask 'where did I lose?' Do I need to change teams or something?
Where the opponent is in the rankings means nothing.
I train jiu-jitsu and judo with the best guys there is, and the best guys for ground and pound.
We both are the only women that beat Ronda Rousey. There's a history involved. Holly and I always were the underdog in our fights, so there's a history.
I feel like I have grown with the sport.
Honestly, I don't like trash talk, because we gonna fight anyways, right? We don't need to trash talk.
I eat a lot of chocolate because I love it.
I say things directly and to the point because I don't know anything else.
I wanted to be a huge soccer player. I wanted to be the best in soccer when I grew up. But my life changed. Out of nowhere, I decided to be a fighter.
When I'm training, I come to the gym twice a day and sometimes three times. My coach and I make our schedule: wrestle in the morning, strike and conditioning, jujitsu later. And we mix it up as well. I always move everything around. I don't keep everything the same every day.
I started training for MMA when I was 18 years old. My jujitsu coach told me, 'Amanda, you should try MMA.' Since that moment, I got in love with this sport and haven't stopped.
Fighting in a heavier weight class is a big achievement on its own.
I became the first Brazilian women to win a UFC title. That is huge.
