Amanda Nunes News

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.

Dylan Bowker - January 15, 2026

A former opponent of Amanda Nunes has weighed in on the recent pullout that Kayla Harrison had to do from her planned Nunes clash at UFC 324. Harrison was set to defend her bantamweight crown against Nunes on January 24th until reported injury issues were said to have come up. As reported by The Eagle Tribune, Harrison has herniated discs in her neck that will have to be repaired with surgery. Cris Cyborg chimed in on the situation when the former UFC featherweight champion retweeted a Sherdog article covering the scrapped co-main event bout for UFC’s first numbered event of 2026. Cyborg lost her hold on the UFC’s 145-pound crown to the aforementioned Nunes when she was memorably finished with strikes in what remains as one of her two pro MMA losses to this day.

Curtis Calhoun - January 14, 2026

A surprising name has entered the mix to fight Amanda Nunes: Jake Paul’s superstar teammate and longtime boxing champ Amanda Serrano. UFC 324 suffered a big blow just under two weeks before the event as UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison was forced to withdraw from her fight with Amanda Nunes due to injury.

Curtis Calhoun - January 14, 2026

A top contender wants to fill in for the injured UFC bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison against the returning legend Amanda Nunes. UFC 324 took a big hit on Wednesday as it was reported that Kayla Harrison, the UFC women’s bantamweight titleholder, was forced to withdraw from her scheduled showdown with Amanda Nunes due to a neck injury. Harrison will undergo surgery and is expected to be out for around six months before being cleared for a return to the cage.

Harry Kettle - December 2, 2025

Kayla Harrison isn’t too bothered that her superfight against Amanda Nunes isn’t the main event fight at UFC 324. In the co-main event of UFC 324 next month, Kayla Harrison will defend her UFC women’s bantamweight championship against the returning Amanda Nunes. As we know, Nunes is widely considered to be the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time – whereas Kayla is trying to work her way up to that level.

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.

Cole Shelton - November 18, 2025

Valentina Shevchenko has fired back at Amanda Nunes. After Shevchenko defended her flyweight title in a one-sided decision win over Zhang Weili at UFC 322, Nunes claimed she would drop down to flyweight to beat Shevchenko up again. It was a bold comment, and following her win, Shevchenko welcomed the challenge and fired back at Nunes.

Cole Shelton - November 3, 2025

Kayla Harrison expects to make quick work of Amanda Nunes when they do fight. Harrison is the UFC’s bantamweight champion and is expected to fight Nunes, who will be ending her retirement and returning to the UFC. The former teammates are set to throw down in what should be a highly anticipated bout, but Harrison expects to beat Nunes rather easily.

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.

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.

BJ Penn Staff - June 9, 2025

All signs now point to a UFC super fight between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes in the very near future. However, not everybody is on board with the matchup. Harrison claimed the bantamweight title with a submission win over Julianna Peña in the co-main event of last Saturday’s UFC 316 card in Newark. Leading into the fight, Nunes announced plans to end her retirement and return to the Octagon. Now that Harrison has the belt, it’s just a question of when they fight.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 8, 2025

Amanda Nunes has revealed the true reason she initially decided to retire. Nunes walked away from pro MMA competition after defeating Irene Aldana to successfully retain the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship. That bout took place on June 10, 2023. It didn’t take long for Nunes to tease a return to the Octagon, which was music to the ears of UFC CEO Dana White.

Harry Kettle - June 7, 2025

UFC legend Amanda Nunes has provided a positive update on her seemingly imminent return to the cage. As we know, Amanda Nunes is one of – if not the definitive – best female fighter of all time. Her legacy in mixed martial arts speaks for itself and since retiring, there’s been a notable gap in the women’s bantamweight division. With that being said, this weekend will see a pretty high profile bout take place as Julianna Pena defends the strap against the surging contender Kayla Harrison.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 6, 2025

Amanda Nunes has made a prediction for the big women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 316 this Saturday. Julianna Pena will look to silence the doubters once again, as she will put her gold at stake against Kayla Harrison. The challenger is a massive betting favorite going into the title bout. Pena has been in this spot before, as she submitted Nunes in a shocking upset in late 2021. While Pena lost the rematch against “The Lioness” in a one-sided affair, “The Venezuelan Vixen” has proven to be a live underdog.