A. Nunes is on the rise (Photo: Reproduction Twitter ufc_brasil)
It's not just in the octagon that the Brazilian Amanda nunes has been successful in the United States. After annihilating Ronda Rousey and win the rematch with the rival Valentina Shevchenko, the UFC bantamweight champion joined the list of 30 greatest personalities linked to the sport under 30 years old. Forbes Magazine annually organizes an election with the 30 biggest young names in various fields, such as sports, entertainment, entrepreneurship, among others, in a total of 20 categories.
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Amanda nunes, 29 years old, joined the list, which has names like American football player Julio Jones (28), from the Atlanta Falcons, and Super Bowl finalist, as well as Kawhi Leonard (26), basketball player from San Antonio Spurs, and Anthony Rizzo (28), World Series champion, with the Chicago Cubs, in baseball. In addition to athletes, the list also highlights young people who are involved in sports at other levels, such as Alexander Rosen (28), advisor to MLB, the American Baseball League, and Preetam Sen (29), director of commercial partnerships at City Football Group , which takes care of, among others, Manchester City.
In addition to Amanda's achievements in the octagon, the magazine highlights the Brazilian's openness regarding her sexual orientation – the Lioness is openly gay and is dating a fellow UFC fighter, Nina ansaroff. Upon becoming champion at UFC 200, in July last year, the Brazilian made history by becoming the first owner of a homosexual Ultimate belt and received awards from the LGBT community for her activism. Finally, Forbes highlights a recent sponsorship received by Amanda, who now has a partnership with the water brand TEN.
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