The greatest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s fight of all-time (not my words) has finally arrived …
Bantamweight legends Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes are finally set to collide tonight (Sat., Nov. 14, 2026) inside Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., at UFC 334.
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Harrison talked the talk while running the PFL table (aside from that “best-ever loss” to Larissa Pacheco). And since crossing into the Octagon, she’s walked the walk. Oddly, Harrison has only competed twice as a UFC fighter coming into tonight (here’s why); however, she has finished two former champions and captured gold in the process.
That was seemingly enough to lure “Lioness” out of self-imposed retirement.
Nunes dominated UFC’s 135-pound division for most of a decade, walking away on top just a couple of years ago. If anyone can return from retirement and immediately reclaim the throne, it is Nunes (and Georges St-Pierre, of course!). Harrison, however, represents a super tough task at any point in Nunes’ career … and there are plenty of questions heading into this showdown about how Harrison will perform following neck surgery.
We are about to get some awesome answers.
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Checkout how the highly-anticipated championship clash between two generations of women’s Bantamweight greatness unfolds below:
Round One:
Nunes, the challenger, made the walk to the Octagon first, looking to be in great physical shape after such a long layoff. Harrison, the champion, came out to Rocky-themed “Eye of the Tiger,” which hopefully woke up the poor “Big Apple” crowd after a lackluster main card. Both badasses touched gloves as a mutual sign of respect and we were off and punching … Nunes threw the first strike, a left jab, but caught nothing but air. She tried to follow up with a looping right hand, but pulled it back as Harrison circled away from danger. Nunes continued to hold her ground, scoring with a nice shovel uppercut, then a kick to the body as Harrison looked to close the distance. Harrison tried to grab a hold of Nunes, but ate a big shot on the way in. Harrison tried again, was in on a single-leg, but Nunes made her pay once again. The pair returned to their feet and Harrison was able to mush her against the cage, finally, but Nunes squirmed out. Harrison landed a nice left hand, and moments later, hip-tossed Nunes and had her trapped in a crucifix position, dropping short hammer fists across her face. There wasn’t much on them, but Nunes was trapped bad and the referee was locked in to make sure it didn’t get too bad for the Brazilian. Harrison trapped Nunes’ arm — full crucifix down the stretch — to probably take the round late after a rocky start (pun intended).
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Round Two:
Nunes was all smiles coming out for the second stanza despite the awful position she found herself late in the opening frame. She pressured Harrison on the feet, then tried to take her down, before pressing her against the fence. Nunes attempted another takedown along the cage, for some unknown reason, giving Harrison exactly what she wanted. Nunes landed some knees in the clinch, but it seemed like Harrison was just looking for the right angle to send her for another ride. But, it didn’t come; instead, Nunes chopped Harrison down to a knee, then got behind her, only for Harrison to uncork a tricky trip that landed her on top of Nunes with two minutes on the clock. Harrison had Nunes in a front head lock, in side control, and began to rain down short shots. Nunes tried to buck out, while Harrison landed some nice ground-and-pound from the crucifix position once again. She attempted a kimura, but Nunes was able to defend, only to eat more short shots to the face. It was another good start for Nunes, and another great finish for Harrison — 2-0 champ heading into the third.
Round Three:
In progress …
Round Four:
Round Five:
Final result:
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