The best and worst from UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

#2 Best: Nunes proves her greatness again

Amanda Nunes should be considered an all-time great after her win over Holly Holm

Coming into UFC 239, Amanda Nunes not only proclaimed herself the greatest female MMA fighter of all time, she claimed she was the greatest fighter ever, period. That felt like a bit of a stretch to me even with her wins over Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg, and so I was interested to see if she’d look overconfident against a fighter who seemed to be a nasty stylistic match for her in the form of Holly Holm.

In the end though I need not have worried, and after last night, Nunes undoubtedly belongs in the same category with greats like Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, Fedor Emelianenko and Demetrious Johnson. After an opening round that saw Holm gain some traction with her point-fighting striking style, Nunes left nothing to doubt by absolutely waylaying the challenger with a head kick and sealing the deal with some punches.

The kick was as clean as the two that Holm famously dished out to Rousey and Bethe Correia, and of course, despite Holm still being conscious when it landed, ‘The Lioness’ once again showed her unparalleled killer instinct in getting the finish.

She’s now beaten every other female fighter to ever hold UFC gold at 145lbs and 135lbs, with this win joining her previous ones over Rousey, Cyborg, Miesha Tate and Germaine de Randamie, and she also has two wins over current Flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko – who was the only one to last the distance with her, too. Nunes is a beast and she’s also an all-time great. Hopefully she’s now embraced by the fans as the superstar she is.