Filed under: Featured , News , UFC UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has broken her silence following her last-minute withdrawal from the UFC 213 main event, but she didn’t provide much in the way of the explanation. Nunes (14-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) went quiet following the announcement she would be unable to compete due to illness just hours prior to the start of the UFC 213 card. She was scheduled to rematch Valentina Shevchenko (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White said Nunes and her team pulled out of the fight despite being cleared by doctors after the Brazilian was feeling off in the final days leading up to her fight. “The Lioness” didn’t give her side of the story, but did promise to be back
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Amanda Nunes releases first statement following UFC 213 withdrawal – MMA Junkie