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[ldcommando]

Some people on this forum already saw this in the UFC 200 thread, but I thought it would be a good idea to share with the rest of the forum that doesn´t follow mma but cares about lgbt representation.

Article:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/jul/10/amanda-nunes-first-openly-gay-ufc-champion

some quotes:

With her victory over Miesha Tate at UFC 200 on Saturday Amanda Nunes became the first openly gay UFC fighter to win a title.

“It’s amazing, I am so happy with my life,” she said in a press conference after the fight.

She then looked to the back of the interview tent where her girlfriend Nina Ansaroff, who is a UFC strawweight fighter, stood with the rest of her team and smiled.

“Nina is the best training partner I have in my life,” Nunes said.

Ansaroff buried her face in a towel as Nunes spoke.

“She is shy,” Nunes said laughing. “She is going to show everybody. She helps me every day … and I love her.”

Highlights of the fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW4IhLVyDUo

Really happy for her. Wish her and her girlfriend all the best.

 

[woodypop]

I hadn't seen this. Good for Nunes!