Nunes thinks Rousey will retire, was misled by boxing coach

One is defined by the company one keeps.

The old adage could not have rung truer Friday night, as Amanda Nunes torched Ronda Rousey in just 48 seconds to defend her women's bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 207. When discussing her victory at the post-fight presser, "The Lioness" said the fight unfolded exactly as she'd predicted, and that Rousey's coach Edmond Tarverdyan played a deciding role in her doom.

"I knew (Rousey) was going to to strike with me, because she thinks it because her boxing coach told her she has good striking," Nunes said, according to MMAFighting's Chuck Mindenhall. "I knew she was going to strike a little bit with me, but when I started to connect with some punches I knew she would want to start to clinch with me."

As far as the champ is concerned, the much-maligned boxing trainer convinced the judo specialist she could match Nunes blow for blow, a tactic the deadly Muay Thai artist had him ruing in short order. Immediately after she'd secured the stoppage, the Brazilian strode over to Rousey's corner and gave Tarverdyan what he had coming to him, shushing the coach in front of the thousands in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena.

"Yeah, because she thinks that she's a boxer, you know? He like put this thing in her head and make the girl believe in that. I don't know why he did that. She have great judo, and she can go far in this division, but he put some crazy thing about boxing, and her career started to go down. And if I win that, I am the real striker. This is the only thing I wanted to look at him, to say it."

Rousey had previously admitted Friday's bout would be one of her last, but Nunes deemed the starching she gave her enough to expedite her retirement plans.

"Yeah, that’s it for her," Nunes said, per MMAFighting's Danny Segura. "For sure she’s going to retire. She can’t take it anymore. If she wants the rematch, I’m going to do the same thing because she can’t take my punches."