{"id":104932,"date":"2014-07-14T15:33:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T22:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=104932"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:52:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:52:31","slug":"amanda-nunes-100-sure-she-can-beat-rousey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/amanda-nunes-100-sure-she-can-beat-rousey\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Nunes &#8216;100% Sure&#8217; She Can Beat Rousey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/amanda-nunes-100-sure-she-can-beat-rousey\/amanda-nunes-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-104933\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-104933\" title=\"amanda nunes\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/amanda-nunes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/amanda-nunes.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/amanda-nunes-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/amanda-nunes-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Nunes will be fighting Cat Zingano at UFC 178 in September. The fight will serve as Zingano&#8217;s return to the UFC after a layoff that lasted over a year due to a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Nunes is 2-0 in the UFC, and should she defeat Zingano, will likely get a title shot, given that Zingano was up for one before injuring her knee.<\/p>\n<p>Nunes spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/07\/amanda-nunes-100-percent-i-beat-ronda-rousey-after-fight-with-cat-zingano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a> about her fight with Zingano, and why she is 100% sure she can beat Ronda Rousey.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for this fight. I always put in my Twitter, tagging (UFC matchmaker) Sean Shelby and (UFC President) Dana White all the time, saying I want this fight. I need a fight like this to prove I\u2019m ready for the title shot. Then I got the call that it happened, and thank God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I started working with her, the things she told me were most important to her were fighting Ronda Rousey and being a world champion,\u201d<\/em> McCarthy said. <em>\u201cWe started to look at, what\u2019s going to be the fight that helps her get there?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI reached out to the UFC, they were happy about that Cat Zingano matchup, and it worked out for us. The timing is absolutely perfect.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think the first minute she\u2019ll come to strike, and then when she sees I\u2019m better standing up she\u2019ll try to take me down,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think for sure, 100 percent, I beat Ronda Rousey after this fight with Cat. We wait for these moments. You can show that you\u2019re prepared for the title only if you get these very big opportunities. I\u2019m ready.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Nunes will be fighting Cat Zingano at UFC 178 in September. The fight will serve as Zingano&#8217;s return to the UFC after a layoff that lasted over a year due to a knee injury. 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