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In the most normal of years, predicting what’s going to happen in the world of MMA is a fool’s errand. By March of this year, it was obvious that even the broadest prognostications were out the window as the entire world was forced to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
With that said, let’s look ahead to 2021 not with assumptions, but with questions that could give us some idea of what to expect in the next 12 months.
Here are five of the biggest questions in the MMA world to keep an eye on.
Earning her crack at Nunes’ throne, another former Invicta FC titleholder, Anderson extended her winning spree to two fights via a first-round knockout win over Norma Dumont Viana at UFC Fight Night Norfolk in February. News of Nunes’ rescheduling against Anderson was first penned by ESPN MMA reporter, Brett Okamoto.
The featherweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson has been rebooked for March 6, UFC officials told @bokamotoESPN. pic.twitter.com/uhNHbZifHd ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 21, 2020
Arguably the most dominant and successful force in female mixed martial arts history, Bahia bruiser, Nunes has knocked back, stunning, eleven competitors on her current run. The reigning bantamweight and featherweight throne holder has scored career victories over the likes of Vanessa Porto, Julia Budd, Germaine de Randamie (x2), Shayna Baszler, Sara McMann, Valentina Shevchenko (x2), Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Cris Cyborg, and Holly Holm.