Brazilian standout Amanda “Lioness” Nunes vaulted up the bantamweight rankings with her biggest victory to date on August 8th at UFC Fight Night 73 in Nashville, Tennessee. Nunes destroyed former title challenger Sara McMann, and she now enters the top five in the 135-pound division.
Another key winner in August was Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau, who upset Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz in a featured strawweight battle at UFC Fight Night 74. Létourneau made it two-for-two since dropping down to 115 pounds, and she becomes the newest entrant into the strawweight top ten.