Nunes wants Ronda in New York, says Rousey only fought 'inferior little girls'

It sounds like the new UFC female bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes, isn’t afraid of anybody in the division, even Ronda Rousey. As Nunes told Combate, she feels Rousey won't ever be the same fighter again, as she rose to fame fighting inferior competition throughout her whole career and can't handle a loss.

Nevertheless, Nunes still longs to fight the former champion.

"I don't believe Ronda will ever be the same fighter. I think her time has come and gone. She knows she lost her momentum and that's the problem. She was undefeated for a long time and now she can't handle a loss. When I first started fighting, I lost right off the bat. It was like life telling to get back up and become a champion in the future. I know how to handle it. It's bad, sure, and I don't want to lose anymore, but it helped me evolve.

"Ronda never had that. She kept fighting inferior little girls who always fell for her game because there was pressure from the UFC, the belt and the press talking about Ronda, Ronda, Ronda all the time. That gets into an athlete's head and girls were falling victim to her armbar. That won't happen to me, though. I'm strong, psychologically. Really, really, strong. She knows that, and that's why she's avoiding me. She knows how powerful this is. I'm waiting for Ronda, it has to happen. My defense has to be historical. I want this fight to happen in New York, because it'll be the first card there and I want to keep making history."

Amanda Nunes became the UFC female bantamweight champion at UFC 200, on July 9, when she submitted Miesha Tate in the first round of their match. Last updates MMA fans heard on Rousey were that she’d recently undergone knee surgery and was expected back either late this year or early 2017, which may scrap Nunes’ hopes for a big MSG showdown.