If Amanda Nunes truly wants an opportunity at the 145-lb. belt, a win against any ranked contender in that division would help establish her back in a weight class she left before fighting me.
What wins a fight is training hard, working hard, and that's what I do: Train hard every time. Being pretty or not is not the point.
As a World Champion, it is important that you face the #1 contender. That is what makes it sport and not entertainment; otherwise, what are the girls fighting at 145 lbs. training to work towards if they know they will never be given a title shot, even if they become the best in the world?
I'm proud to know that I never needed an event to promote me, and I never had to lie about anyone.
I want to make great fights, emotional fights, for all my fans and everyone watching.
Holly Holm was a boxer for a long time, and Leslie Smith comes from muay thai. It's different. Holly is more defensive, while Leslie comes forward.
Nothing is impossible for God.
If I make 140, I sacrifice a lot of things in my life: my diet, my training, my thyroid. It's insane to make 140.
I train year-round.
