{"id":367545,"date":"2025-12-23T22:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/367545\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T22:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:18:24","slug":"amanda-nunes-trains-with-only-woman-to-beat-kayla-harrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/367545\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Nunes trains with only woman to beat Kayla Harrison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Nunes has kept a low profile as she ramps up for her return from retirement against Kayla Harrison at <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/events\/ufc-324-gaethje-vs-pimblett\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC 324;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC 324<\/a>. But nearly one month from the superfight, she has offered a glimpse into her training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) posted a photo to social media Monday showing off her physique as she enters the final stretch of preparation to challenge Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) for the women&#8217;s bantamweight title in the Jan. 24 co-headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (<a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/6yoorr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paramount+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Paramount+<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Standing alongside &#8220;The Lioness&#8221; was one person who is familiar to Harrison. In fact, she handed the two-time Olympic champion and two-time PFL champion her only career loss.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time PFL champion Larissa Pacheco, who defeated Harrison <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/pfl\/2022\/11\/26\/2022-pfl-championships-results-larissa-pacheco-vs-kayla-harrison-video\/81051947007\/#:~:text=In%20the%202022%20PFL%20Championships,win%20was%20a%20big%20upset.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:by unanimous decision;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">by unanimous decision<\/a> for the 2022 PFL lightweight championship, is working with Nunes ahead of UFC 324, according to a new photo shared by the UFC Hall of Famer (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSk513yD1Hj\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>Although Pacheco got the nod over Harrison in the third meeting, the result came after a pair of losses in their previous encounters.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison, 35, defeated Pacheco <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/pfl\/2019\/12\/31\/pfl-championship-live-results-kayla-harrison-vs-larissa-pacheco\/81904924007\/#:~:text=Full%202019%20PFL%20Championship%20results,)%20(wins%20women&#039;s%20lightweight%20championship)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:by unanimous decision;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">by unanimous decision<\/a> for the 2019 PFL lightweight championship, which was preceded by another <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/pfl\/2019\/05\/09\/pfl-2019-week-1-live-results-kayla-harrison-vs-larissa-pacheco\/82044997007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:unanimous decision win;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">unanimous decision win<\/a> in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco, 31, for her part, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/pfl-parts-ways-two-time-174242867.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:recently split from PFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently split from PFL<\/a> and hasn&#8217;t competed since her defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/fighters\/cristiane-santos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cris Cyborg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cris Cyborg<\/a> in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/12\/23\/ufc-324-amanda-nunes-trains-larissa-pacheco-kayla-harrison-only-loss\/87897018007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC 324: Amanda Nunes trains with only woman to beat Kayla Harrison;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC 324: Amanda Nunes trains with only woman to beat Kayla Harrison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amanda Nunes has kept a low profile as she ramps up for her return from retirement against 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