{"id":409809,"date":"2026-01-15T00:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/409809\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T00:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:55:26","slug":"kayla-harrison-pulls-out-of-amanda-nunes-fight-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/409809\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayla Harrison pulls out of Amanda Nunes fight with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The highly anticipated UFC 324 women\u2019s bantamweight superfight between champion Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes has been called off.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison, 35, was forced to pull out after injuring her neck, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eagletribune.com\/sports\/biggest-womens-mma-fight-ever-is-postponed-harrison-has-surgery-to-repair-herniated-discs-in\/article_12267872-92fd-4ecc-8f3c-8cc1c601fa34.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Eagle-Tribune.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The UFC champion has undergone surgery on herniated discs in her neck this week, the report said.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 | SUN 1 FEB 1PM AEDT | For the first time in his storied career, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will defend his championship in his home city of Sydney, in a rematch with Brazil\u2019s Diego Lopes. | <a href=\"https:\/\/mainevent.kayosports.com.au\/ufc\/ufc-325?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkmma-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-mma-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mainevent.kayosports.com.au\/ufc\/ufc-325?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkmma-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-mma-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison had been slated to meet former two-division champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 324 inside Las Vegas\u2019 T-Mobile Arena in a fight that many were calling the biggest women\u2019s MMA fight in history.<\/p>\n<p>Kayla Harrison and Amanda NunesSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>The bout was scheduled as the co-main event, beneath an interim lightweight title clash between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett.<\/p>\n<p>Nunes has also been pulled from the January 24 card, which is set to launch the UFC\u2019s new $7.7 billion broadcast partnership with CBS and Paramount.<\/p>\n<p>Bantamweight star Norma Dumont had reportedly volunteered to step in and face Nunes on short notice, but Paramount announced on Thursday that Harrison vs. Nunes has been postponed, with the promotion aiming to rebook the matchup later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison could be out for six months due to the neck injury.<\/p>\n<p>The matchup carried massive historical significance, with Nunes regarded by many as the greatest female fighter to ever step into the Octagon. The 37-year-old former champ had been set to come out of retirement, which she announced in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/ufc\/i-dont-want-to-fight-him-but-ufc-cult-hero-reveals-volk-theory-amid-retirement-debate\/news-story\/47f5699864453b7a75b83c624ce556e8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Volkanovski has been urged to retire rather than chase another title<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/ufc\/former-ufc-champ-set-for-headline-return-against-american-ko-artist\/news-story\/0cfe6586fa66d43547a23fad615577b4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Former UFC champ\u2019s return unveiled against brutal KO artist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nunes held belts at both bantamweight and featherweight from 2016-2023 in one of the most impressive runs in UFC history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s different&#8217; &#8211; Lopes on Volk rematch | 05:22<\/p>\n<p>Her glittering resume boasts victories over a lineup of elite former champions, including Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, Cris Cyborg, Miesha Tate, Germaine de Randamie, Holly Holm and others.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison, a two-time Olympic Judo champion and generational talent, is undefeated in the UFC so far and has beaten the likes of Holly Holm and Julianna Pena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The highly anticipated UFC 324 women\u2019s bantamweight superfight between champion Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes has been called&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":["post-409809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}