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Kayla Harrison: 'I'm ready to whoop Amanda Nunes' a**'

UFC women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison has been calling for a fight against former two-division champion Amanda Nunes since her arrival in the organization in April 2024. Nunes is nearly unanimously considered the greatest female fighter to step foot inside the octagon.

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Amanda Nunes re-enters testing pool

Amanda Nunes has officially made her back into the UFC anti-doping pool. Nunes retired from the competition in 2023. With Nunes reentering the anti-doping pool, this could only mean that she plans on making a comeback to the UFC.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / July 21

Amanda Nunes Back In Testing Pool

Amanda Nunes is officially back in the UFC’s anti-doping program, signalling a likely return to action after announcing her retirement in 2023. The former two-division champion was tested within the past week, as confirmed by the UFC’s anti-doping database.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / July 20

Dana White reveals he’s considering giving Amanda Nunes controversial exemption ahead of UFC comeback

Earlier this week, Amanda Nunes made a huge step towards her UFC comeback as talks continue for a title super fight against Kayla Harrison. Earlier this year at UFC 316, Kayla Harrison became one of the greatest female athletes ever when she became the women’s bantamweight champion after dominating Julianna Pena in the co-main event.

MMA News / Athlon Sports / July 19

Kayla Harrison Open to Waive Drug Testing Rule for Amanda Nunes UFC Return 'For a Small Fee'

The former two-division UFC champion, Amanda Nunes, who retired in 2023 after defending her bantamweight title against Irene Aldana, is now coming back to the organization after two years of retirement.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / July 19

Amanda Nunes makes huge step towards UFC comeback as Kayla Harrison makes ‘small fee’ revelation

The greatest female fighter of all time has taken one huge step towards making her comeback in the UFC this year. This past June at UFC 316, Kayla Harrison became one of the greatest athletes of all time when she successfully won UFC gold after submitting Julianna Pena.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / July 9

UFC champion ‘played with fire’ against GOAT opponent before having their nose broken in UFC 200 beatdown

On this day, July 9, in 2016, the legendary reign of Amanda Nunes got underway in brutal fashion at UFC 200. Nunes is the first and only woman in UFC history to become a two-division champion, having held both the bantamweight and featherweight titles simultaneously.

MMA News / MMA Sucka / July 7

Legendary Double-Champ Goes Off on Next Opponent in Octagon

Amanda Nunes hasn’t set foot inside the fabled UFC Octagon in almost 26 months time. On June 10, 2023, she made what was, at the time, her retirement appearance in the cage against Irene Aldana (15-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC).

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / July 2

Mackenzie Dern makes a bold prediction for Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes… ‘She knocks her out’

Kayla Harrison’s first UFC bantamweight title defense is expected to come against the consensus female GOAT. Harrison set up a long-awaited and highly anticipated matchup with her title-winning performance at UFC 316 in early June.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / June 27

‘Maybe she needs some money’… Kayla Harrison responds to Amanda Nunes training with the only woman to beat her

Kayla Harrison wasn’t fazed after learning about the company that her next opponent is keeping. The UFC’s bantamweight champion is now gearing up for one of the biggest fights in the history of women’s MMA.

MMA News / CBSSPorts.com / June 26

UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony 2025 start time, stream: Amanda Nunes, Vitor Belfort headline class

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MMA News / Bloody Elbow / June 14

Ex-UFC champion suggests Amanda Nunes take ‘warm-up fight’ before Kayla Harrison: ‘She’s human’

Two years have passed since Amanda Nunes’ last UFC fight. The greatest female fighter of all time retired from the sport on top, laying down her two UFC titles in the Octagon after her eleventh title fight win at UFC 289 in June 2023.

MMA News / Athlon Sports / June 12

Amanda Nunes vs. Kayla Harrison: Biggest Women's MMA Fight Ever?

After Kayla Harrison’s dominant UFC 316 victory over Julianna Peña, the Olympic gold medalist called out Nunes in the Octagon. When Nunes entered the Octagon

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‘We Didn’t Just Work Standup’: Coach Mendez suggests Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar Blueprint for Kayla Harrison if Amanda Nunes Bout Happens

Expected to share the Octagon with the returning Amanda Nunes, UFC 316 winner, Kayla Harrison has been warned of the stylistic test awaiting her by an esteemed head coach.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / June 12

Julianna Pena advised to make a big career change instead of challenging Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes winner

Julianna Pena once again failed to record a successful UFC title defense. The former two-time bantamweight champion’s first reign came to a crashing halt at UFC 277 in July 2022, where Pena was dominated by Amanda Nunes in their immediate rematch.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / June 12

Kayla Harrison Vs. Amanda Nunes – What Happens?

Kayla Harrison is ready to fight Amanda Nunes at any weight class following her win over Julianna Pena at UFC 316, as we look at how the fight could play out. Harrison submitted Pena to become the UFC Bantamweight Champion in just her third UFC fight.

MMA News / Dice City Sports / June 11

UFC Women’s Dream Match Next?

Amanda Nunes is the UFC G.O.A.T on the women’s side. Nobody was more dominant than her. When she called it quits in 2023 she cleaned out her divisions and felt like she had nothing else left to prove.

MMA News / MMA Weekly / June 10

Kayla Harrison doesn't care what weight class she fights Amanda Nunes, or on what planet

Some storylines just write themselves. That's the case with newly crowned UFC women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison and former multi-division titleholder Amanda

MMA News / UFC on ClutchPoints / June 9

Amanda Nunes vs. Kayla Harrison is daring to make women’s MMA great again

The landscape of women’s MMA has been shaped by seismic showdowns, Rousey vs. Holm, Cyborg vs. Nunes, Weili vs. Joanna, but none have carried the magnitude, anticipation, or legacy implications of Amanda Nunes vs.

MMA News / Athlon Sports / June 8

Amanda Nunes’ Intense Energy Sets the Stage for Massive Fight

Kayla Harrison is finally a UFC Champion, something that’s seemed inevitable for a long time. She dismantled Juliana Pena, controlling every second of the fight until the Kimura was locked in the final seconds of the second round.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / June 8

Amanda Nunes warned that two rivals are ‘on her heels’ in the GOAT race after UFC 316 confirmed her comeback

Amanda Nunes may have some work left to do if she’s to cement herself as the UFC’s greatest women’s fighter of all time. Nunes announced her retirement at UFC 289 in June 2023, laying down the gloves and her two titles after a victory over Irene Aldana.

MMA News / MMA on SI / June 8

Amanda Nunes storms cage at UFC 316 to confirm comeback fight

Kayla Harrison is the new women's UFC bantamweight champion, after submitting Julianna Pena at UFC 316. Harrison and Pena had a heated rivalry during the buildup to UFC 316, and their fight was rather tame by comparison.

MMA News / Total Apex Sports / June 7

UFC Great Amanda Nunes Plans On Return; Eyes Winner Of Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison

UFC legend Amanda Nunes is planning on ending her retirement. She wants to fight the winner of the UFC 316 women’s bantamweight title fight between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison.

MMA News / MMA Weekly / June 7

Amanda Nunes eager to fight Julianna Pena or Kayla Harrison

The women's bantamweight title is on the line in the UFC 316 co-main event as champion Julianna Pena takes on No. 2 ranked contender Kayla Harrison. While it's a highly anticipated women's matchup, an even bigger one is waiting in the wings for the winner.

MMA News / Dice City Sports / April 18