CHARLOTTE, N.C. – We’re no strangers to seeing UFC champion Amanda Nunes up on stage in front of a scale – but not quite like what we saw her at this month’s Invicta FC 27 event.

Rather than size up her competition with one of her typical “Lioness” stares, Nunes stood in the middle, fully clothed, separating different pairs of fighters as they faced off for their own bouts.

“(It) definitely was crazy for me, being in the front,” Nunes told MMAjunkie with a laugh. “Nina (Ansaroff, girlfriend and fellow UFC fighter) told me, ‘You look like you want to fight those girls. That was crazy. Relax.’”

Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC), of course, wasn’t fighting any of them on Jan. 13. Rather, she was leading her first weigh-in as part of Invicta FC’s talent-development team, where the UFC bantamweight champ will now perform matchmaking and talent-scouting duties.

Much like the other duties that come with her new gig, being the one to square other people off will take some getting used to. But, happy to be a part of it, Nunes is willing to put in the work to make sure that this is yet another thing in which she excels at.

“That was a huge step in my life – to feel that moment, (to) be with Invicta, be the matchmaker for Invicta,” Nunes said. “This is awesome. Everything has been happening in my life right now and I’m happy.”

So far, all parties involved seem quite satisfied with the partnership. Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp, who also saw in Brazil’s Nunes a great chance to bridge a gap between the promotion and its abundant Brazilian talent, told MMAjunkie Radio she was encouraged by Nunes’ first fight week.

Nunes, who’d known Knapp since their Strikeforce days, said she’s found a perfect outlet to share the experienced she’s acquired throughout a decade-long career and help other women like her thrive as they make their own paths in MMA.

There is bound to be a bit of a balancing act there between the behind-the-scenes job and her active reign as UFC women’s bantamweight champion. But Nunes is optimistic that she’ll manage just fine.

“I have my time off in between training – I have my days off,” Nunes said. “Things are going to work out. Shannon is very good with timing. We can work very well tother. Only look at videos and see if you like the girls? This is nothing. This is a pleasure to do, to help other girls to grow.”

And hey, who knows, she just might just end up planting some seeds for what can be a solid retirement plan.

“Of course, after I retire, I want to be in (the sport),” Nunes said. “I might get a job with the UFC after that. Maybe the matchmaker for (the) UFC one day? Maybe? You know, I (will) be working on it. I know I’m going to be very good at it. I know a very good striker. I know very good grappling. Putting a fight together, I know very well. And I think it’s going to be awesome.”

Before any of that happens though, Nunes still has some things to do in the octagon. After defending her bantamweight belt for a second time in September, “The Lioness” is now eager for a chance to become the first woman to hold multiple UFC belts. A desire that, according to Nunes, is now riding solely on 145-pound champ and fellow countrywoman Cris Cyborg saying yes.

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