Amanda Nunes
From QueerBio.com
Country
Brazil
Birth - Death
1988 -
Occupation
Sports
Description
Mixed Martial Artist and Ultimate fighter. UFC women’s bantamweight champion (2016) and featherweight champion (2018), and the first openly gay fighter to hold a UFC championship belt. Retired as a UFC fighter in 2023. Partner is fellow MMA fighter Nina Ansaroff.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.ufc.com/fighter/amanda-Nunes?id=
- http://www.outsports.com/2016/7/10/12141714/openly-gay-fighter-amanda-nunes-wins-ufc-batamweight-championship
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/jul/10/amanda-nunes-first-openly-gay-ufc-champion
- http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/377/amanda-nunes
- https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/amanda-nunes-become-the-first-openly-gay-female-ufc-double-champion/
- https://www.outsports.com/2023/6/12/23756909/amanda-nunes-gay-retires-ufc-289-lgbtq-mma-irene-aldana
