“I don’t think motivation will ever be an issue,” Jon Anik speaks on Amanda Nunes’s G.O.A.T status


“I don’t think motivation will ever be an issue,” Jon Anik speaks on Amanda Nunes’s G.O.A.T status
Jon Anik on Amanda Nunes

Amanda Nunes is going to face Megan Anderson to defend her title at UFC 259 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a massive favorite moving in this fight, but after the wars, she’s been through many people questioned her longevity.

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UFC’s commentator Jon Anik had some interesting comments on the topic he said, “I don’t think motivation will ever be an issue when she goes out there and fights because, not unlike a Georges St-Pierre coming back to fight Michael Bisping, you’re putting your legacy on the line in some way shape or form every time you fight.”

“I think you’ll continue to get close to, if not the best version of Amanda Nunes, but my informed speculation tells me that she doesn’t have that many more cuts down to 135 pounds, and I don’t know if she has too many more fights.”

“We’ve all been privileged to witness the greatness and see all of the history [she’s made] some of us first hand. If you’re asking me over or under three and a half more fights for Amanda Nunes, I’m hopeful we get four more. But I don’t know, man, she’s done it all and she’s gone through a lot of championship training camps and eventually I think the body, and the bank account and the family, will tell you to step away.”

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“I don’t believe that this fight is properly priced,” says Jon Anik

Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson

In the same interview he added, “Amanda Nunes is the greatest of all-time, but I don’t believe that this fight is properly priced, per se. I think there’s value on Megan Anderson at +750, and sometimes I’m hesitant to take that stance as someone calling the fight, but I can say it here.

“Can we start with the fact that she’s six feet tall? She doesn’t have a ton in reach, it’s like three-and-a-half inches at last check that she has, but if you’re trying to come up with a recipe to beat Amanda Nunes, you certainly want a fighter who has a good head coach and a good head on her shoulders.”

“Megan Anderson has that. Maybe she didn’t a couple of years ago when she fought Felicia Spencer, but she’s certainly better for having that experience.

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