“She underestimated her”- coach spills the beans on Amanda Nunes’ controversial loss to Julianna Pena
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Luiz Claudio blasts Amanda Nunes for being too lenient against Julianna Pena
The Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena fight was one of the best fights in the women’s UFC history. The result was even more shocking. Pena defeated the undefeated champion of the bantamweight division, Nunes, via Submission. Amanda Nunes’ coach, Luiz Claudio was very critical of her and he said that she did not take Pena as seriously as she should have and that proved to be the worst mistake.
“I do think she underestimated,” said Claudio, “Same thing with Anderson Silva. I love Anderson, I respect him a lot, his style is to showboat, but unfortunately, Chris Weidman touched his chin and we lost the fight. And I think that’s normal. Nunes had no one left to beat, really. Who else was she supposed to beat? Julianna, and who else?”
“I don’t think Amanda underestimated her to a point of not training,” he continued. “I think she trained hard, she knew Julianna wasn’t easy. If we do have a rematch, she will obviously be motivated. We poked the lioness. We’ll respect her. It’ll be complicated. If this rematch happens, it’s the rematch of the century.” (H/T MMAFighting.com)
“She’s not a good fight for Amanda,” reveals Amanda Nunes’ coach in a shocking statement about Julianna Pena
“Why was Amanda saying Julianna didn’t deserve it if she just fought someone who had the same (record)? What’s the beef?” Claudio asked rhetorically. “Julianna said, ‘Amanda is afraid of me because she lost to Cat (Zingano) and I’m not a good fight for her.’ And it’s a fact, right? She’s not a good fight for Amanda.”
“I’ve always spoken good things about Amanda and American Top Team,” he continued. “I’ve never said, ‘Oh, Amanda will lose,’ because we knew it was going to be a war. But I’ve always said in every interview that Amanda … I think she was mad about the things Julianna said. It happens sometimes, to take things personally, and I think she was upset.”
Watch the highlights of Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena here-
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