Overview

• Harrison submitted Julianna Peña in the second round of UFC 316 in Newark to win the women’s bantamweight title.
• Amanda Nunes announced her return from a 2023 retirement and will enter the UFC’s testing pool ahead of her first fight back.
• UFC matchmakers are in talks to determine whether the superfight will occur at 135 or 145 pounds.
• The two former American Top Team teammates agreed to meet in the Octagon after Nunes left the gym in 2022.
• Opening lines list Harrison as a −162 favorite against the +142 underdog Nunes in early betting odds.