Amanda Nunes Says She Will Return To Face Winner Of Kayla Harrison vs Julianna Pena
Amanda Nunes declares she’s coming out of retirement.
After learning of her UFC Hall of Fame induction, Amanda Nunes spoke to the media at UFC 314.
During her scrum, Nunes said she would be coming out of retirement to face the winner of Kayla Harrison vs Julianna Pena.
Harrison and Pena are set to clash for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship at UFC 316 in June.
Amanda Nunes just did a scrum backstage where she definitively declared that she will return to face the winner of Pena vs. Harrison.
She says that when she saw the belt at the press conference yesterday that she was looking at the fake belt and the real one is at her house. pic.twitter.com/KeJ8dKp5T8
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 13, 2025
Nunes retired in June 2023, vacating the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship. She is 1-1 against Pena, losing the title to her at UFC 269, but regaining it with a victory at UFC 277.
