She had been throughout her career, both prior to and since arriving in the UFC, and with the division in a state of flux at the moment, the timing feels right for Amorim to kick off this weekend’s pay-per-view fight card with another impressive effort and get herself into the kind of matchup that she finally feels ready for next.
“I have four straight wins and if I win this, get my fifth straight win — I asked after my last fight for a ranked opponent because I know I can be in there and I want to fight the best in the world,” she said. “I think at some point you have to test yourself, so I think after a win over Mizuki, it will put me close to the rankings and I want someone ranked next.
“I do like the idea of no rushing into the rankings because more fights gets me more experience, and once you’re in the rankings, you wanna go up and not be coming down,” Amorim added. “I want to fight more so that when I reach the rankings, I’m ready to just keep going up.”
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And with the vacant title on the line this weekend, what better time for her to go out, secure another stoppage victory, and bring herself closer to getting on that championship track.
“I want to fight for the belt one day,” she said. “I know the belt is gonna be on the line, and I wanna fight for it one day. I’m much closer now than I was before, and I just want to keep making more improvements to get there.
“After this fight, I can’t wait to fight a ranked opponent and test myself.”
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