Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes Rebooked for UFC 334 at MSG
Kayla Harrison will defend her bantamweight title against returning legend Amanda Nunes in a massive co-main event at UFC 334 in New York City.
HotTakes Editorial Team1 min read
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The UFC just dropped a nuke on the November schedule. Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes are officially rebooked to clash at UFC 334 inside Madison Square Garden.
This is not just a standard title defense. Harrison is putting her Undisputed Bantamweight Title on the line in a five-round co-main event against the consensus greatest female fighter to ever put on four-ounce gloves.
"MMA Fighting tweeted: 'Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes is rebooked for #UFC334 in New York City!'"
Harrison has been an absolute wrecking ball since crossing over from the PFL in January 2024. She brought her two lightweight tournament championships and elite judo pedigree into the Octagon and immediately took over the division.
But running through the current bantamweight ranks is one thing. Fighting Nunes is like trying to defuse a bomb while someone hits you in the ribs with a baseball bat.
Nunes walking back into the cage after her UFC 289 retirement tour is the MMA equivalent of a video game final boss suddenly getting a second health bar. She spent years flatlining an entire generation of pioneers, and now she wants her belt back.
The oddsmakers are going to have a migraine trying to price this matchup. You have the unstoppable force of Harrison's top-game grappling colliding with the terrifying, lights-out striking that made Nunes a two-division terror.
We will see how the training camps shake out before they make the walk in New York City this November. Until then, the rest of the bantamweight division is officially on hold, and everyone else is just fighting for third place.
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Harrison won PFL Lightweight tournaments in 2019 and 2021.
Harrison signed with the UFC in January 2024.
Nunes last fought at UFC 289 before her initial retirement.
What's next
The fight will take place in November at MSG, effectively putting the rest of the bantamweight division's title hopes on hold while these two settle the score.

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