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Amanda Nunes believes she is the best female mixed martial artist of all time. The Brazilian, who became a two-division UFC champion when she knocked out the great Cris Cyborg in December, proclaimed herself the GOAT at Monday’s UFC 239 media day.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it\u2019s for sure,\u201d Nunes said (via MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI am the greatest of all time. I beat the most dominating woman on the planet. I feel like I deserve it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda Nunes continued, admitting that she believes she’s the GOAT because that’s what people have told her. Of course, the way she has finished so many of her opponents \u2014 stars like Cris Cyborg, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate \u2014 doesn’t hurt either.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people have been saying (it),\u201d she said. \u201cAll the things\u2013 everybody sends a message for me, a lot of letters at the gym. I have a bunch of letters that I have to send back to the fans. \u2026 Every time I sign them, I sit back. Everybody tells me now (I\u2019m the greatest). I have to say I am, because people tell me, everybody tells me. I believe them and now I say I am. I deserve everything that I have in my life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI proved it. I\u2019m the best \u2013 I proved it,\u201d Amanda Nunes added. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing everything people like to see: knock people out, and submissions, and go in there to fight. Don\u2019t run. Put (on) a show. I feel like the fans like that and they respect me for that. And I feel good \u2013 I feel happy when they tell me I\u2019m the best. I\u2019m too happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the co-main event of UFC 239, Amanda Nunes will defend her bantamweight title against the former champion Holly Holm.<\/p>\n

Do you consider her the best female mixed martial artist of all time?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 6\/25\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amanda Nunes believes she is the best female mixed martial artist of all time. 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