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Nunes: 'A couple years ago I was nothing, now I'm a champ'

 

Very good explanation from Nunes about the progression of a fighter and how she focuses on the fight in front of her. #UFC215 @Amanda_Leoa pic.twitter.com/afClAmEfwM
— Matt Parrino (@MattParrinoUFC) September 7, 2017

UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes spoke with the media at the UFC 215 open workouts on Thursday afternoon in Edmonton, Canada. Nunes said she feels 100 percent heading into her championship bout against Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday and she discusses her progression as a fighter.

Amanda Nunes doesn't think weight cut going to be an issue for fight vs Shevchenko. #UFC215 @Amanda_Leoa pic.twitter.com/zNGoaKIEfv
— Matt Parrino (@MattParrinoUFC) September 7, 2017

Nunes also discussed her weight cut leading into the UFC 213 bout vs Shevchenko, as well as how her current weigh cut is going ahead of Friday's UFC 215 weigh-in.