THE Lioness - and her pride can sleep easy tonight knowing that she will go down as one of, if not the greatest of all time.
Amanda Nunes hung up her well-worn gloves after successfully defending her bantamweight title at UFC 289 against Irene Aldana in Vancouver.
The Brazilian proved she is still the queen of the MMA jungle with a one-sided points victory, but decided to call time on her stellar career for the sake of her mum and in order to concentrate on her own growing family.
Asked when she knew this was the end of her fighting days, "The Lioness, who enjoyed notable wins over Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko, said: "Honestly, I knew during my whole camp.
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