Last Friday night (Jan. 7) Amanda Nunes (6-1) went toe-to-toe with Julia Budd (1-1) for Strikeforce Challengers 13. The bout lasted a grand total of 14 seconds after "The Lioness of the Ring" dropped Budd and delivered a series of hammerfists to seal the deal.
Nunes told MMAmania.com that she has her boxing coach to thank for her vicious stand-up.
"I give all the credit to my stand-up coach Gilmar Reis. He is a great boxing coach in Bahia, Brazil. He taught me all of my striking."
Nunes may have climbed even higher in the women's 145-pound division with her knockout victory, but she says she doesn't fight for rankings, she fights for the fans.
"It's very good and it makes me proud. It just lets me know that I'm getting closer to my ultimate goal, which is to be number one in the world, but it has no affect on how I fight in the cage. I fight to give the crowd a show."
With all of her wins coming via knockout, Nunes is certainly a crowd pleaser.
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