# Kayla Harrison, Amanda Nunes feel weight of historic UFC 334 showdown at MSG

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kayla-harrison-amanda-nunes-feel-weight-of-historic-ufc-334-showdown-at-msg/
- Published: 2026-11-14T05:11:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T06:22:12+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/sports/kayla-harrison-amanda-nunes-feel-weight-of-ufc-334-showdown-at-msg/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Harrison defends her bantamweight title against Nunes at Madison Square Garden.
- Both describe the matchup as a sporting challenge, not a personal feud.
- Harrison’s neck surgery delayed the fight from its original January date.

## Summary

Kayla Harrison will defend her UFC women’s bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, in a bout the UFC chief has called the greatest women’s fight of all time. Their relationship has cooled from respectful former training partners to what both describe as a professional one, with each focused on proving herself in the Octagon.

The fight brings together Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo gold medallist, and Nunes, a Hall of Famer returning after three years away and a 2023 retirement. The bout was first planned for January but postponed after Harrison needed neck surgery to address nerve problems; she says her neck has now recovered. Its high profile also comes after a relatively quiet year for women’s MMA title fights.

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