After defeating Juliana Pena by submission in her third fight to become champion, Harrison now eyes a two-fight saga<\/a> with the Brazilian legend.<\/p>\n While the win against Pena, who Jon Anik described as \u2018nasty\u2019<\/a>, was a magnificent achievement for a fighter with only three fights in the organisation, there is still more work to be done.<\/p>\n Amanda Nunes sends direct warning to Kayla Harrison for a UFC title fight<\/p>\n \u2018The Lioness\u2019 Nunes vacated the belt two years ago after her final defence against Irene Aldana, but she is eyeing a return to the Octagon.<\/p>\n Speaking to MMA Fighting, she confirmed her desire to jump back in at the world title level, where she has always belonged.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cThe next thing is, and the new, we are going to hear it once again, it is not crazy if you guys think about that honest.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to get my belt back and you are going to interview me again, and I am going to tell you, \u2018remember I told you I would get my belt back\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m ready to go\u2026 I\u2019m going to keep making history.\u201d<\/p>\n Her best run spanned both the feather and bantamweight divisions, with a 12-fight win streak against the likes of Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg.<\/p>\n Amanda Nunes may suffer the same fate as a former UFC bantamweight champion who lost his return fight<\/p>\n While she looks towards her return, there is one former bantamweight champion who did not have success upon his return after vacating his belt.<\/p>\n Henry Cejudo scored a second-round stoppage over rival Dominick Cruz to retain his crown but announced his retirement thereafter.<\/p>\n A return from retirement against Aljamain Sterling, who is considered one of the top five best bantamweights after Merab Dvalishvili<\/a>, did not go in favour of the Olympian.<\/p>\n \u2018Funk Master\u2019 used his range and strikes to keep Cejudo at bay across the five championship rounds to retain.<\/p>\n![\"Kayla](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2219117193-1024x683.jpg\")
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