Amanda Nunes was sick, pulled out of the July UFC main event as it neared and was told she wouldn’t be placed in another showcase for her misdeed. Johnson (26-2-1) was bidding to break former middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s record for consecutive successful title defenses, and beating No. I just have to execute.”Instead, Borg’s misfortune revives women’s bantamweight champion Nunes (14-4), who will meet top-rated contender Valentina Shevchenko (14-2) after their July 8 meeting was scrapped and rescheduled. “Everybody has things to say, and I’m not going to be mad at [White] for giving his opinion,” Nunes said. I’m going to prove to him that I’m the best and move forward with my career.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 08, 2017 01:13 UTC