#3 Amanda Nunes vs. Miesha Tate
Amanda Nunes challenged Miesha Tate for the latter’s UFC Women’s Bantamweight title at UFC 200 back in 2016.
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Most experts noted, prior to the fight, that while Nunes is a good striker; Tate is likely to grind out a clear-cut decision over her Brazilian foe.
They were dead wrong…
Tate, to her credit, managed to score a takedown on Nunes—however, there was negligible positional control or any significant time on the mat, as Nunes popped up immediately.
After a few more failed attempts to get the fight to the mat, Tate had no choice but to strike on the feet with Nunes…And that is exactly what The Lioness wanted.
Nunes caught Tate with beautiful 1-2s and tagged her with left and right hooks in quick succession. A stunned Tate then fell after a brutal ground-and-pound attack by Nunes which was followed by a tight Rear-Naked Choke.
UFC 200 marked one of Nunes’ most dominant performances ever.