Overview
- UFC officials postponed Harrison vs. Nunes after the champion withdrew with a neck injury, and Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong was elevated to the co-main event for Jan. 24 in Las Vegas.
- Kayla Harrison posted an emotional hospital video confirming neck surgery in New York with specialist Dr. Kim and apologized to Amanda Nunes as the fight is rescheduled.
- Reporting from Léo Walker Guimaraes projects roughly a six‑month recovery for Harrison, though no official timetable has been set.
- The promotion has not decided on an interim bantamweight title or Nunes’ immediate plans, as Norma Dumont and boxing champion Amanda Serrano publicly offered to step in and Julianna Peña teased a trilogy.
- The card, the UFC’s first numbered event under its Paramount+ deal, remains headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title, with additional bout-order adjustments reported.