Amanda Nunes’ 7 Tattoos & Their Meanings
Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and where she has gained the position as the reigning champion of the Women’s Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. She is the first woman in UFC history to become a two-division champion and the first woman in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously. Amanda has quite a few known inks on her body ranging from her arms to her back and legs. Let us take a close look at all of them and bring out their meanings.
1. ‘AMANDA NUNES THE LIONESS’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper back of Amanda Nunes’s back body has a tattoo of a badge on the right which shows a portrait whose half a face is of her own whereas the other half is of the Lioness, above which the letters read as her name, ‘AMANDA NUNES‘ and below the picture it reads, ‘THE LIONESS’, followed by two Chinese symbols inked on left and right of it inked on it.
Meaning: This ink is the clear symbolism of the fact which Amanda already claims i.e she considers herself the lioness who is brave and also believes that there is no other player like her.
2. ‘Owl’ Tattoo
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Tattoo: The upper side of Amanda Nunes’s left arm consists of a tattoo of an owl. The ink was done by a Florida based tattoo artist Juliano R. Torres. She got it done from Iron Glory Tattoo Studio on February 17, 2017.
Meaning: Owls are considered to be the protector of the dead and live within the darkness and are also considered to be a symbol of the feminine and fertility.
3. ‘Niece Name’s’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper side of Amanda’s left arm has a tattoo of her niece’s name’s inked and it is read as Anna Lara.