Many were shocked to see Amanda Nunes lose to Julianna Pena at UFC 269. Amanda Ribas understands why the fight went the way it did, she felt something very similar in her fight against Marina Rodriguez.

Amanda Ribas offers up some theories on what could have happened at UFC 269. It could have been something medical or just simply something mental.

“Maybe she had sinusitis and nobody knew,” Ribas told MMAFighting. “Imagine getting punched in the face and when you see it, wow. Nobody knows. Maybe she didn’t recovered well from her weight cut. I haven’t spoken with her so I don’t know. Nobody knows what happened that day.

“In my opinion, I thought she looked a little, I don’t know, kind of the same way I was in my fight with Marina [Rodriguez]. I was fine, I was prepared, but [wasn’t 100 percent there]. And sometimes the Venezuelan was more active, wanted it more.”

Amanda Ribas is like many people when it comes to seeing Amanda Nunes as the greatest of all time. The UFC strawweight thinks the champion took the loss better than she did as a fan.

“It was complicated,” she said of her reaction to Nunes’ UFC 269 loss. “I have Amanda at the top, like no one’s getting near her and she’ll beat everybody. To me, she’s very smart in her game and has an extraordinary mind for the fight, so it’s hard to accept when she lost.

“Maybe she’ll accept the loss better than me, as a fan. But nobody knows how she was [feeling] that day. Maybe she didn’t perform that day. Nobody knows what’s going on. It was sad, but I know she’ll bounce back. She’s still the [featherweight] champion. She’s only lost one belt and I’m sure she will reclaim it. [Peña] said she’ll give her an immediate rematch, and I can’t wait for it.”