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Amanda Nunes

TRAINING: Morning : Pro MMA class at AMA. Afternoon: Strength and Conditioning.
Evening: Boxing, Muay Thai or Jiu-Jitsu

When and why did you start training for fighting? She started karate at 7 years old. Then she started boxing and training jiu-jitsu as a teenager. She made her pro MMA debut at 19. Her mother put her in karate because she was always full of energy and she wanted to do something useful with it.

What ranks and titles have you held? Brown belt in jiu-jitsu and judo. Naga World Champ in her weight and Absolute, Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship Gold, Mundials Jiu-Jitsu Gold, Brazilian State Jiu-Jitsu Champion

Do you have any heroes? Cain Velasquez and her uncle, Jose Alvis