Kayla Harrison News

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 16, 2026

Amanda Nunes is wishing Kayla Harrison well in her recovery from neck surgery. Nunes was expected to end her retirement at UFC 324 on Jan. 24. The UFC Hall of Famer was set to challenge Harrison for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship. That plan didn’t materialize, as Harrison went under the knife for a neck issue that had been lingering for years.

Curtis Calhoun - January 20, 2026

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison’s neck injury that forced her off of UFC 324 could’ve been life-changing. UFC 324 took a major hit as women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison was forced to withdraw from her scheduled fight with Amanda Nunes due to injury. Harrison, who won the UFC women’s bantamweight title last year at UFC 316, suffered a neck injury in camp that required surgery.

Curtis Calhoun - January 16, 2026

Former UFC two-division champion Amanda Nunes shared her first message since Kayla Harrison’s shocking withdrawal from UFC 324. UFC 324 took a big hit as UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison was forced to withdraw from her scheduled fight with the returning Amanda Nunes due to an injury. Harrison, who won the UFC women’s bantamweight championship at UFC 316 last year, suffered a neck injury that will have her sidelined for at least six months.

Cole Shelton - January 15, 2026

Kayla Harrison was emotional during her statement confirming her having to pull out of UFC 324. Harrison was supposed to defend her bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes next Saturday, but a neck injury forced her out of the bout. Following the news, Harrison took to Instagram and shared an emotional video of her statement.

BJ Penn Staff - January 14, 2026

UFC 324 has lost one of its biggest fights—perhaps the biggest of all. The Jan. 24 card will be the promotion’s first of 2026. It is set to be headlined by an interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett. The co-main event, meanwhile was a women’s bantamweight fight with champ Kayla Harrison taking on the returning GOAT Amanda Nunes.

Dylan Bowker - January 9, 2026

Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes are preparing for what many are calling the biggest women’s MMA fight ever, and a pair of standout mixed martial artists have offered up their thoughts on the bout. Harrison aims to defend her bantamweight crown against a returning former multiple-time holder of the UFC’s 135-pound strap in Nunes at UFC 324 on January 24th. Surging UFC bantamweight contender Melissa Croden recently offered up her assessments of the looming super fight, with a specific guided focus on the fight not being a headlining attraction. When asked if she had any thoughts on the card placement hierarchy consideration of Harrison vs. Nunes being a co-main event under the interim lightweight title clash between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje, Croden said [via MMA Canada],

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 3, 2025

Is there some underlying bad blood between Kayla Harrison and Ronda Rousey? Top MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz might be trying to stir the pot ahead of Harrison’s super fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 324. Much has been made over possible MMA return of Rousey. Harrison weighed in on the discussion during an appearance on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” Harrison said she isn’t buying into the report that Rousey could be facing Katie Taylor in a boxing match in summer 2026.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 2, 2025

A reigning UFC titleholder doubts Ronda Rousey steps inside the boxing ring with Katie Taylor. BoxingScene.com recently had a report that turned some heads within the combat sports world. The report claimed that a boxing match between Rousey and Taylor was being discussed for summer 2026. It was noted that Netflix was interested in possibly streaming the event.

Cole Shelton - December 1, 2025

Kayla Harrison isn’t sure her fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 324 will even happen. Nunes is set to return to the UFC to take on Harrison in the co-main event of UFC 324 on January 24. Harrison is defending her bantamweight title for the first time and will be taking on the former champ.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 30, 2025

Amanda Nunes will be getting some assistance from a former rival of Kayla Harrison. Nunes will be coming out of retirement at UFC 324 on Jan. 24. The UFC Hall of Famer will challenge Harrison for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’ll be “The Lioness'” first fight since June 2023.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 16, 2025

Valentina Shevchenko is mulling over her options after another textbook performance. Shevchenko put the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship at stake against former women’s strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili. While this was viewed as a dream fight within the MMA community, “Bullet” outmatched Weili in the grappling and standup on her way to a unanimous decision win.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 6, 2025

Valentina Shevchenko isn’t exactly committing to a super fight with Kayla Harrison. Shevchenko has another dream fight to worry about, as she will put her flyweight title on the line against Zhang Weili in the UFC 322 co-headliner. Weili vacated the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship for a chance to fight “Bullet.” The title fight will be held inside Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 15.

Harry Kettle - September 23, 2025

Former UFC champion Julianna Pena has given her thoughts on the upcoming Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes fight. While she may not be everyone’s favorite fighter, there’s no denying that Julianna Pena has had a pretty great success story in mixed martial arts. She is a former two-time world champion, only losing the belt to the aforementioned Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 21, 2025

Kayla Harrison isn’t as harsh on one of her past rivals as she once was. Harrison shared the Octagon with Julianna Pena for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship back in June. Harrison scored the second-round submission finish to capture UFC gold for the first time in her career. There was a war of words between the two going into fight night, as Pena even accused Harrison of juicing.

Harry Kettle - September 18, 2025

Kayla Harrison has said she doesn’t expect much trash talk in the build-up to her proposed superfight against Amanda Nunes. Ever since capturing the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, Kayla Harrison has been focused on a potential showdown with Amanda Nunes. As we know, Nunes is widely considered to be the greatest female fighter of all time, and she’s been eager to come back and try to reclaim her throne.

Harry Kettle - September 17, 2025

UFC champion Kayla Harrison still expects her superfight with Amanda Nunes to happen – but she won’t wait around forever. As we know, Kayla Harrison is the current UFC women’s bantamweight champion after she was able to knock off Julianna Pena in their title fight. Now, however, she has her sights on an even bigger goal, which is to defeat the greatest of all time Amanda Nunes.

Harry Kettle - July 8, 2025

UFC legend Amanda Nunes has said that she wasn’t particularly impressed by Kayla Harrison’s win over Julianna Pena. As you may or may not know, Amanda Nunes is back. Just a few years after her retirement from mixed martial arts, the GOAT will be returning to the sport in order to challenge Kayla Harrison for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. It’s set to be one of the biggest fights in the history of women’s MMA and, for many, it’s really hard to know which way it’s going to go.

Harry Kettle - June 15, 2025

UFC commentator Jon Anik has made an interesting claim regarding the upcoming Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes fight. As we know, Kayla Harrison is the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion. She won the gold by defeating Julianna Pena, and she did so in pretty convincing circumstances. She was able to submit the former two-time champion and in doing so, further improved her legacy as one of the best female combat sports athletes of all time.