The reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champion revealed the sizable scar she received in exchange for neck surgery, hastily booked to alleviate crippling pain ahead of her recently-rescheduled title defense against former division champion Amanda Nunes.
“The road back starts now,” Harrison, 35, said in a recent statement. “I don’t know God’s plans. I know He knows that this is my dream so I gotta praise him in the mountains and I gotta praise him in the valleys, so I’m grateful for this. I hope that it brings me closer to Him and that He uses this story in a mighty way. So, that’s it. I’m sorry, guys. I’ll be back soon. I’ll be back soon.”
Harrison (19-1) is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for competition within six months.