{"id":160008,"date":"2023-06-06T13:34:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=160008"},"modified":"2023-06-06T13:34:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:34:56","slug":"ufc-289-main-eventer-talks-joining-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/06\/06\/ufc-289-main-eventer-talks-joining-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 289 main eventer talks joining WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3882441528\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>UFC Champion, Amanda Nunes, says she would be open to joining WWE after her fighting career is over. In an interview with the New York Post ahead of her UFC 289 title fight on Saturday, Nunes spoke on professional wrestling, but said the contract would have to make sense for her to make the switch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It depends on the contract, you know?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/05\/amanda-nunes-would-entertain-wwe-move-after-ufc-career-ends\/\">Nunes said of joining WWE<\/a>. &#8220;\u201cIf the contract is amazing, why not? What I wanted to do in MMA, I did already \u2014 even more than I thought in my head when I went through my whole career. I became a double champion. I wanted only one \u2014 I had two \u2026 I\u2019m so happy, and whatever comes after I\u2019m done with UFC, we\u2019ll see. For sure you guys will see me around, anyways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WWE was purchased by Endeavor, the parent company that owns the UFC in April. WWE and UFC will merge together under Endeavor to form a $2o billion live entertainment company. 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