Mike Brown touts Amanda Nunes continued evolution ahead of UFC 269: I think people will be surprised – MMA Fighting

Amanda Nunes is widely considered one of the greatest fighters to ever compete in the sport of MMA. According to her head coach Mike Brown, shes actually getting event better.

The two-division champion will defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Pena in the co-main event of UFC 268 on Dec. 11.

The fight was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 265 in August but was postponed after Nunes tested positive for COVID-19. Now that shes back at American Top Team getting ready for another fight, Brown has noticed a more evolved version of the No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound womens fighter in MMA Fightings global rankings, which is a scary thing to think about.

Shes just getting better all the time, Brown told MMA Fighting during a visit to American Top Team. Its amazing. Shes the No. 1 fighter in the world and still improving all the time. Its pretty crazy how much shes still evolving and I think people will be surprised when they see her next fight, I think. For whatever reason, I dont know whats clicked with her, but in the last year, two years, shes accelerated.

Shes trying new things, managing thingsmaybe her trainingbetter. I dont know exactly what it is, but shes improving for now then [she has] in the past.

Theres just more techniques added to her arsenal. Shes more composed, more relaxed, better vision, better octagon awareness, the whole thing all combined. Theres a lot of pieces to it and I feel like shes really accelerated.

Nunes has been victorious in 12 straight, which includes winning and defendingmultiple timesthe bantamweight and featherweight titles. The Lioness will put her 135-pound title on the line for the first time in nearly two years against Pena. In her most recent defense of the bantamweight title, she defeated Germaine De Randamie via unanimous decision at UFC 245. She went on to defend her 145-pound title in her next two appearances, earning a dominant decision against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250, and a first-round submission win over Megan Anderson in March at UFC 259.

For Brown, seeing a fighter with such accolades, such a strong resume still not find her ceiling admittedly leaves him scratching his head.

Its impressive and it makes you wonder, Brown said. Thats what happens, sometimes. Maybe its confidence. With confidence, you grow. Your mentality changes, you do more, you can be more open-minded to a lot of different techniques, and maybe it just kind of snowballs from there. Thats my best guest.

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