Official! UFC announces postponement of Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes superfight due to injury.

Amanda promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

It didn't take long for the Ultimate to put an end to the speculation surrounding the retention of Amanda nunes No. UFC 324The presence of the MMA legend at the event scheduled to take place on January 24th in Las Vegas (USA) has become uncertain after Kayla harrisonThe bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) has had to withdraw from the super fight due to a serious neck injury. Aware of the anticipation surrounding the fight, the organization has officially postponed it.

The UFC announced the decision this Thursday (15), through an official statement on its website. In this way, the world's largest MMA organization thwarted the plans of Norm Dumont, third ranked in the category, and Chris Cyborg, the PFL featherweight champion (up to 65,8 kg), who expressed a desire to replace the American against 'The Lioness'. The new date for the highly anticipated fight has not yet been set by the company.

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'Caged' lioness

With the injury suffered by Kayla harrison, Amanda nunes She will have to wait a little longer to step into the octagon again. Retired from MMA since 2023, the Brazilian made it clear that she would return to competition precisely to face her rival and reclaim the top spot in the UFC bantamweight division.

It's worth noting that the MMA stars trained at the 'American Top Team' academy during the same period. In fact, Amanda revealed that her departure from the team was largely due to Kayla's presence. From then on, the athletes began provoking each other and became rivals.