Amanda Nunes returns from retirement to challenge Kayla Harrison at UFC 334
The gist
Brazilian-born UFC fighter Amanda Nunes returns from a 2023 retirement to challenge Kayla Harrison for the bantamweight title at UFC 334 in New York.
The bout was postponed from January by Harrison's neck injury, so Nunes gets a delayed shot at a belt she once held.
How it unfolded
- Jul 9, 2016Nunes won the UFC women's bantamweight championship at UFC 200 in Las Vegas.
- Dec 29, 2018Nunes beat Cris Cyborg in a women's featherweight bout at UFC 232 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
- 2023Nunes retired while holding the bantamweight title, after defending it against Irene Aldana at UFC 289.
Key terms
- bantamweight
- A mixed martial arts weight class grouping fighters around 126–135 pounds, varying by organization.
- UFC
- An American mixed martial arts promotion company that organizes fights across weight divisions under unified rules.
- Octagon
- The trademarked eight-sided cage used as the fighting area in most mixed martial arts promotions.
Source: Wikipedia