{"id":310210,"date":"2019-04-18T01:43:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T08:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310210"},"modified":"2019-04-18T01:43:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T08:43:37","slug":"amanda-nunes-updates-on-plans-for-ufc-featherweight-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/amanda-nunes-updates-on-plans-for-ufc-featherweight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Nunes updates on plans for UFC featherweight title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amanda Nunes, who currently owns the UFC bantamweight and featherweight titles, is booked to defend her bantamweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 239 this summer. Should she successfully defend this title against the former bantamweight champion Holm, her plan is to then move back up to featherweight to defend that belt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor sure (I plan to) defend both,\u201d Nunes told reporters at the recent UFC seasonal press conference during UFC 236 fight week in Atlanta, Georgia (via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Junkie (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/ufc-239-amanda-nunes-featherweight-title-defense-after-holly-holm-fight\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI will defend my belt at 135 then go up and defend my belt after at 145.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, of course, the goal for Amanda Nunes is defeating Holly Holm \u2014 one of the few top female bantamweights she has yet to fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKeep making history,\u201d Nunes said of her plans. \u201cHolly\u2019s the only champion, the former champion, that I don\u2019t beat yet. She\u2019s going to be the next.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once that&#8217;s taken care of, she&#8217;ll turn her attention to the biggest fight at featherweight. That could mean a rematch with Cris Cyborg, the woman she knocked out in December to win the title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I think about Holly now then we\u2019ll see next,\u201d Nunes said. \u201cA (Cris) Cyborg rematch? Why not? We\u2019ll see what\u2019s next.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think the future holds for the two-division champion Amanda Nunes? Who do you think she should fight in her first defense of the UFC women&#8217;s featherweight title? Join the conversation in the comments section down below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 4\/18\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Nunes, who currently owns the UFC bantamweight and featherweight titles, is booked to defend her bantamweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 239 this summer. 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