Amanda Nunes, the most dominant women’s fighter in UFC history, says she is coming out of retirement.
Nunes (23-5) said she intends to fight the winner of Saturday’s 135-pound championship bout between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison at UFC 316. The former two-weight UFC champion retired from MMA in June 2023, but has long teased at a potential return. Nunes, 37, will be in attendance at UFC 316 in Newark.
“I missed [fighting] so much,” Nunes said during a fan Q & A on Friday. “My baby is big now. She didn’t sleep much at night [as a baby] and I was concerned about that because we fighters need sleep. But now, my baby is bigger and I’m ready to go. Kayla or Julianna, I’m going to be…
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