With Amanda
Nunes’ comeback all however official, the previous two-division
champion will doubtless be probably the most of all observers when
the ladies’s bantamweight title is up for grabs in June.
Nunes was in attendance at UFC
314 in Miami, the place it was introduced that “Lioness” could be
enshrined within the promotion’s Corridor of Fame this summer time. Nunes gave
a number of interviews throughout the weekend, and he or she usually indicated
that her UFC return was imminent.
If all goes as deliberate, Nunes will face the winner of the Julianna
Pena-Kayla
Harrison championship conflict slated for UFC 316
on June 7 in Newark, New Jersey. Nunes already has historical past with
Pena, however a combat with Harrison is perhaps much more intriguing for
the Brazilian.
“Kayla or Julianna, I would like my belt again, and I’ll combat for it,”
Nunes mentioned on UFC Combat Cross Brasil (translation through MMAFighting.com). “I’m pushed by challenges. I
wish to combat for one thing. Kayla is robust as hell, that’s the
one I would like. It could possibly be Julianna, cool. I fought her twice, I’ll
combat her once more. Kayla is robust, she’s coming now and is on an excellent
degree, has good judo and nice grappling, she’s evolving on the
toes, and that’s the one I would like. This new factor.”
Pena scored one of many largest upsets within the sport’s historical past when
she defeated Nunes through second-round submission at UFC 269. Nunes
obtained her revenge with a dominant five-round verdict of their rematch
at UFC 277. They have been imagined to have their trilogy at UFC 289,
however Pena withdrew from the bout. As an alternative, Nunes defended her belt
in opposition to Irene
Aldana after which introduced her retirement.
Having Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and former
Skilled Fighters League champion, within the UFC is a brand new
problem for Nunes. The 2 have been additionally each briefly at
American Prime Staff, however Harrison’s arrival in the end led to
Nunes’ departure.
Nunes mentioned that she by no means spent important time working when
Harrison after they have been each at ATT.
“We didn’t have a partnership within the gymnasium,” Nunes mentioned. “There was
no such factor, however we did some coaching right here and there. I used to be out
of form, I used to be all the time touring, coming again and performing some
coaching. It wasn’t like we have been all the time coaching [together] or I
was in form and coaching with Kayla. By no means like that. It was
all the time one thing random, however that’s it. I’m prepared for anybody. I
imply it.”
