Harrison Backs Ufc Return For 'greatest Of All Time' Nunes

Kayla Harrison says Amanda Nunes is nan "greatest of each time" and has urged nan Brazilian to return to nan UFC.

Former featherweight and bantamweight champion Nunes is nan only female successful history to clasp 2 UFC titles successful 2 weight classes simultaneously.

The 36-year-old retired, bringing her sparkling 15-year profession to a close, aft defending her bantamweight crown against Irene Aldana successful 2023.

"I conscionable deliberation that she is nan top of each time. To me, that's a very clear favoritism of wherever she has put herself, and I didn't travel to nan athletics to beryllium nan 2nd greatest," said Harrison., external

"May we stock nan cage pinch respect and dignity, and whitethorn nan champion female win."

Speculation astir a imaginable return for Nunes grew erstwhile she attended a news convention earlier this period promoting Julianna Pena's bantamweight title defence against chap American Harrison astatine UFC 316 connected 7 June.

UFC president Dana White was asked by nan media if Nunes would look nan victor of nan bout, earlier cameras showed nan Brazilian nodding successful agreement.

Nunes, who near nan athletics pinch 23 wins from 28 bouts, holds a number of UFC records among women, including:

The UFC is group to observe Nunes' accomplishments by inducting her into its Hall of Fame successful June.

Pena, who shocked Nunes successful 2021 to triumph nan bantamweight title earlier conclusion successful nan rematch nan pursuing year, is making nan first defence of her loop against Harrison aft defeating Raquel Pennington successful October.

Former two-time PFL champion Harrison is competing for nan loop successful only her 3rd UFC bout, aft ascendant wins complete Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira successful 2024.