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Kayla Harrison retained her UFC bantamweight championship with a fourth-round submission of Amanda Nunes on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, spoiling the comeback of the woman widely regarded as the greatest female fighter in MMA history.
Harrison (20-1) had plenty to prove in her first title defense against Nunes, who ended a three-year retirement for the eagerly anticipated showdown in the co-main event of UFC 334. It was also Harrison’s first fight since June 2025 after spinal fusion surgery in January to address a neck injury delayed the contest.