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Amanda Nunes says she will defend the title if she beats Kayla Harrison
Former champion Amanda Nunes plans to keep fighting if she beats Kayla Harrison at UFC 334 on November 14.
The bout is for the UFC bantamweight title.
Nunes retired after her last fight, then announced she would return, saying she had found life away from fighting difficult.
Her comeback has been delayed while Harrison recovered from neck surgery, which forced her first title defense to be called off earlier this year.
Harrison has said she is nearing the end of her career after health problems, though she has not said whether this will be her last fight.
Nunes says she would defend the belt at least once if she wins, and then decide what comes next.
Amanda Nunes says she plans to defend the UFC bantamweight title if she beats Kayla Harrison at UFC 334.
Nunes said she will not retire after a win and that she would defend the belt before deciding what comes next.
The fight is scheduled for November 14, after Harrison’s neck injury delayed her first title defense.
Nunes said time away from fighting was difficult, though she had felt burned out and needed a break.
- Who
- Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harrison.
- What
- Nunes says she will defend the UFC bantamweight title at least once if she beats Harrison.
- When
- November 14.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Nunes says she had a hard time being away from fighting and would have returned regardless of this matchup.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A neck injury led Kayla Harrison to cancel her first title defense.
Nunes told fans she was back to stay and said adjusting to life after fighting had been difficult.
Nunes and Harrison are scheduled to fight at UFC 334.
- Fighters
- Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harrison
- Event
- UFC 334
- Scheduled date
- November 14
- Title
- UFC bantamweight title
- Nunes’s stated plan
- Defend the belt at least once if she wins
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What people are saying
You gotta defend the belt, for sure
Then we’re gonna see.
I had a hard time being away.