Amanda Nunes eager to fight Julianna Pena or Kayla | MMA News
The girls’s bantamweight title is on the road in the UFC 316 co-main occasion as champion Julianna Pena takes on No. 2 ranked contender Kayla Harrison. While it is a extremely anticipated girls’s matchup, an even larger one is ready in the wings for the winner.
Former two-time girls’s bantamweight titleholder Amanda Nunes has said her intentions to return after retiring in 2023 and she has her eyes set on Saturday’s UFC 316 co-main occasion winner.
“Seeing my name all over, this is what I’m here for. I’ll come back. I’m ready for tomorrow (Saturday) and ready to fight,” Nunes stated during the UFC 316 Q&A previous to the ceremonial weigh-in.
“Either one I’m going to be ready for,” she continued. “I’m ready to go. Kayla or Julianna, I’m going to be ready.”
Nunes stepped away from the game to alter to motherhood. She and her spouse, Nina Nunes, have two daughters. Now that the youngsters are a little bit older, “The Lioness” desires to return, win the title back and defend it as long as she’s succesful.
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“I’m ready to stay here. I’m going to take the belt back and I’m going to defend it as long as possible. As long as my body can handle (it), I’m going to be here, so let’s go,” she stated.
“I’m excited about this (fight). I’m more excited because one of them I’m going to face next.”
Regardless of who wins between Pena and Harrison, there’s a storyline linked to Nunes. Pena holds a win over Nunes. A matchup between the 2 could be a trilogy bout. Nunes and Harrison used to be coaching companions at American Top Team.
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