UFC women’s bantamweight champion was chosen to be on Forbes’ ’30 under 30’ list for 2017 in the area of sports.
Nunes, 29, defended her title this past September. But, she was mired in controversy when she pulled out of UFC 213 with an injury causing Dana White to criticize her.
In addition, boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was picked for the list as well. Alvarez fought twice in 2017 with both fights (vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr and Gennady Golovkin) drew over 1 million PPV buys.
Here is her Forbes writeup:
“She sent shockwaves through the UFC world by defeating Ronda Rousey in just 48 seconds. The first openly gay champion for the sport, Nunes is the reigning women’s bantamweight champion with a 15-4 record. Nunes has an endorsement deal with TEN spring water.”
In 2016, Jose Aldo made the annual list for sports figures.
Payout Perspective:
Nunes should be more of a star than she is and hopefully the Forbes lists helps with her celebrity. Her pulling out of UFC 213 may have put her in the UFC doghouse. After destroying Ronda Rousey, you would have thought she would be the next woman fighter to make it to mainstream appeal.
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