Kayla Harrison’s proposed blockbuster conflict in opposition to Amanda Nunes was cancelled after the champion was compelled to have neck surgical procedure, shadowing the way forward for the division with uncertainty.
Followers are being handled to an enormous welcome again by the UFC after the promotions six week hiatus. The primary Paramount card is stacked from high to backside, however one among its greatest fights was thrown into the abyss simply weeks forward of the January 24 combat evening.
Amanda Nunes was prepped and able to make her return from retirement. ‘The Lioness’ was developing in opposition to the seemingly unbeatable Kayla Harrison, with the pair lastly able to settle who the best fighter in girls’s MMA really is.
Since Harrison’s damage, there’s been a lot discuss of a possible interim title being lined up for Nunes within the champion’s absence. Regardless of the noise surrounding potential opponents for the Brazilian, Dana White has dismissed the possibilities of that occuring.
“This combat is the best feminine combat ever,” White stated in reference to Harrison vs. Nunes. “You may’t simply throw any individual else in there.”
“You wait till she’s prepared and also you do the combat.”
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With an enormous title alternative falling out, many would need to be compensated by the UFC.
Interim title fights have develop into a typical solution to appease each the fighter and followers in instances of turmoil, although that hasn’t been the case with Amanda Nunes. In accordance with Dana White, Nunes has been extremely simple to work with over time, and the pair’s relationship hasn’t modified since her return from retirement.
“Amanda’s so superior to work with. And, you recognize, I’ve had a terrific relationship together with her since day one. So, yeah. She’s very simple to work with.”
“I do [expect this fight to happen]. It is wanting like Kayla’s surgical procedure went properly. She ought to make a full restoration. And yeah, we must always be capable to do the combat this 12 months.”
