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This is the UFC 334 live blog for Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes, bantamweight championship co-main event Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.<\/p>\n
Harrison (19-1) is currently No. 3 in the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings. A two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo (the only American to achieve that feat), Harrison took the MMA world by storm, winning her first 15 pro fights and a pair of PFL lightweight tournaments. She won the UFC bantamweight championship with a submission over Julianna Pena, setting the stage for a long-awaited showdown with Nunes, who retired in 2023.<\/p>\n
Nunes (23-5) previously trained with Harrison at American Top Team, but Harrison\u2019s rise through the ranks always raised the question whether they could ever meet in the cage. While Harrison was just starting off, Nunes was in the middle of one of the most dominant runs in MMA history, going on a 14-1 run from 2015-2023 that included claiming titles at bantamweight and featherweight and successfully defending those belts a total of eight times. Now, \u201cThe Lioness\u201d steps back into the octagon with a chance to add to her already all-time great legacy.<\/p>\n
Check out the UFC 334 live blog for Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes below.<\/p>\n
It took years to get here, but it\u2019s finally happening: Kayla Harrison. Amanda Nunes. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n
Just about a coin toss per FanDuel, with Harrison the favorite at -158 and Nunes a slight underdog at +134. Man, seeing Nunes as an underdog\u2026 feels strange, man.<\/p>\n