MIAMI – Former two-division UFC women’s champion Amanda Nunes on Friday, in the form of an assertive and repeated head nod, said she’s planning a return from retirement.
Nunes was in a VIP seat at Kaseya Center for the UFC 314 ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of Saturday’s card in Miami. Conveniently for the South Florida resident and ex-champ, the prelude to the weigh-ins was a ticket on-sale news conference for UFC 316 later this year in New Jersey.
At that event, women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena (13-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will take on challenger Kayla Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo and a two-time PFL $1 million season winner. Harris is nearly a 6-1 betting favorite in the fight, nearly unheard of for a challenger. It will be just her third fight in the UFC.
