\n
\n Kayla
\nHarrison will defend her
\nUltimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title against
\nAmanda
\nNunes at UFC
\n334 on Nov. 14. Brazilian correspondent Marcelo Alonso asked
\nfive fighters and coaches what could decide the matchup between the
\ntwo-time Olympic judo gold medalist and the former two-division
\nchampion, who is returning from retirement.<\/p>\n
\nFormer champion Cris
\nCyborg, whom Nunes knocked out in the first round in December
\n2018, said the outcome could hinge on whether Nunes can stop
\nHarrison\u2019s takedowns.<\/p>\n
“They’ve trained together before and I believe Amanda had a good
\nexperience with her back then, I don’t know. Kayla is an Olympic
\nathlete who will try to impose herself using her judo, but even if
\nshe ends up on the bottom, Amanda has jiu-jitsu, and if she can
\nfrustrate Kayla’s takedowns, she has a chance to win by
\nknockout.”<\/p>\n
Former
\nProfessional Fighters League champion Larissa
\nPacheco, who fought Harrison three times and trained alongside
\nNunes, questioned how long Harrison could sustain her grappling
\nafter a demanding weight cut.<\/p>\n
“There’s one thing Kayla does very well in MMA and nobody can deny
\nit, which is grappling, but the fact is that the game she does well
\nis the most exhausting for someone who cuts as much weight as she
\ndoes. And Amanda is a different kind of athlete, a sort of alien.
\nIf she’s on point, whenever she decides to end the fight she will
\n— whether by submission or knockout. I don’t believe this fight
\ngoes past the end of the third round.”<\/p>\n
UFC strawweight contender Virna
\nJandiroba said she looks up to Nunes, a fellow native of
\nBrazil\u2019s Bahia state, and gives the former champion the edge in
\nexperience and versatility.<\/p>\n
“I’m biased because Amanda was one of my inspirations, not only for
\nbeing a woman but because she was born in the same state as me in
\nnortheastern Brazil. But regardless of who I’m rooting for, I think
\nshe’s more complete and more experienced than Kayla, and after this
\nlayoff she must be coming back very motivated to reclaim the
\nbelt.”<\/p>\n
\nAmerican Top Team coach Marcos
\n“Parrumpa” da Matta said Harrison looked strong in training and
\nwas lighter two weeks out than she had been at the same point
\nbefore the original booking.<\/p>\n
“Kayla trains with [Mike
\nBrown], not with me, but what I can say two weeks out from the
\nfight, she was already well below the weight she was last time.
\nShe’s looking strong, very motivated, and from what I’ve seen she’s
\ntraining very well. Let’s see what happens on the 14th.”<\/p>\n
Ronny
\nMarkes, head coach of
\nPorrada Training Center, favors Nunes but believes Harrison
\ncould have the advantage early.<\/p>\n
“I have enormous respect for Cris, who for many is the greatest of
\nall time, but in my opinion Amanda, after knocking out Cris, proved
\nshe is the GOAT of the sport. Kayla is a very tough Olympic
\nathlete, but she cuts a lot of weight. She may even have the edge
\nin the first two rounds thanks to her physical vigor, but I think
\npast the second round the tendency is for Amanda to impose her more
\ncomplete game.”<\/p>\n
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