Sherdog’s Top 10: MMA Dream Matches

3. Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg

They are two of the most ferocious strikers in the history of women’s MMA. That fact alone would be enough of a selling point. Nunes currently holds the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, having blistered Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey in less than four minutes combined as she rose to the top of the division. The 29-year-old Brazilian has thrown out her anchor at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, where she continues to sharpen her already formidable skills. Nunes has won five fights in a row, four of them first-round finishes. A rematch with the only woman to take her the distance during her current tear comes next, as “Lioness” faces Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215. Justino, 32, has rattled off seven straight victories, all of them in devastating fashion. “Cyborg” has not tasted defeat in more than 12 years and will meet Tonya Evinger for the vacant women’s featherweight championship at UFC 214.

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