In the main event of UFC 200, number one contender Amanda Nunes shocked the MMA world by submitting champion Miesha Tate in the very first round.

Amanda Nunes was supposed to just be happy to be there. She was the placeholder title contender while the UFC figured out whether Miesha Tate would fight Ronda Rousey or Holly Holm next.

Instead, the Brazilian fighter crashed the UFC 200 party. Nunes demolished Tate in the main event at T-Mobile Arena, winning via rear-naked choke Saturday night and claiming the championship. The time of the stoppage was 3:16.

The beginning of the end came when Nunes landed a head kick following a scramble. She then opened up with crisp technical striking, landing lefts and rights as she bloodied and wobbled Tate.

Tate, who had trouble making weight on Friday, covered up on the ground as Tate continued raining down punches. She sunk in a rear-naked choke, causing Tate to tap and giving Nunes her 10th career finish.

“I’m the champion,” said Nunes (13-4), who won her fourth straight fight. “Oh my god, the greatest moment of my life I feel amazing.”

source: mmafighting.com

About Amanda Nunes

TRAINING: I train every day at American Top Team. I’m not working on anything too specific; I’m working every day to improve myself as a true mixed martial artist.

When and why did you start training for fighting? She started karate at 7 years old. Then she started boxing and training jiu-jitsu as a teenager. She made her pro MMA debut at 19. Her mother put her in karate because she was always full of energy and she wanted to do something useful with it.

What ranks and titles have you held? Black belt in jiu-jitsu, brown belt in judo. Naga World Champ in her weight and Absolute, Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship Gold, Mundials Jiu-Jitsu Gold, Brazilian State Jiu-Jitsu Champ

source: ufc.com