Amanda Nunes Wins Via 1st-Round Submission Against Megan Anderson At UFC 259

BYCole Blake2.9K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Steve Marcus / Getty Images
Amanda Nunes, Megan Anderson
Amanda Nunes continued her dominant streak by beating Megan Anderson with a first-round submission, Saturday night.

Amanda Nunes dominated Megan Anderson in the co-main event of UFC 259, defending her featherweight title with a submission in the first round.

Nunes came out swinging, connecting on multiple punches. In a flash, Nunes had Anderson locked in a triangle arm-bar, after which, Anderson tapped out.

Following the victory, Nunes celebrated with her daughter in the octagon. 

Steve Marcus / Getty Images

In addition to Anderson, Nunes has defeated six former UFC champions in Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Miesha Tate, Germaine de Randamie, Valentina Shevchenko, and Cris Cyborg, making her the most dominant woman in UFC history.

Dana White praised Nunes prior to Saturday's fight, saying that she's been "dropping guys in camp."

“She’s one of my all-time favorites,” White said of Nunes. “She doesn’t care who she’s fighting, she’ll fight anybody. One of the sweetest people that you’ll ever meet, very, very easy to deal with, but once she steps inside the octagon, she’s an absolute savage.

“What’s scary about her right now is Dan Lambert, the guy that runs her team, is saying he doesn’t understand why but she looks better than she’s ever looked in this camp, and she was dropping guys in camp. So this is gonna be interesting.”

[Via]


About The Author
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
...