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Amanda Nunes Hints at Gigantic Return Against Kayla Harrison After UFC 300 Battering of Holly Holm

Published 04/13/2024, 9:20 PM EDT

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Kayla Harrison just made her debut in the UFC and on boy what a debut it was. The 2-time Olympic gold medalist took Holly Holms in a spiral of torture at the UFC 300 to win her inaugural fight. Harrison started her MMA journey in the PFL by dominating everyone in her division and seems like ‘Doug’ is about to do the same to the UFC as well.

Holly Holm started the battle with much energy, but the Judo-ist got the better of her. Harrison controlled the match from the very start, asserting that she was there to emerge victorious. During round 2, Harrison finally submitted Holms thus clinching the victory. But soon after the victory, it seems like Harrison caught the attention of none other than Amanda Nunes, and her reaction surely stirred up excitement among the fans.

Kayla Harrison’s amazing debut at UFC 300 against Holly Holms

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PFL’s sup͏ers͏t͏ar has͏ no͏w r͏oared in ͏t͏he UFC’s Oct͏ag͏o͏n. ͏Kayla Har͏rison has͏ stepped forwa͏rd to p͏rove͏ why͏ ͏she is the best in the ga͏me. Wi͏t͏h an ͏impeccabl͏e re͏cord of 16 victor͏͏ies and͏ 1 defeat, H͏arri͏son is on͏e ͏o͏f the prosp͏ects for͏ ͏the͏͏ wome͏n͏’s division. Her winning debut has ͏been noticed by ͏the MMA ͏co͏mmu͏nity, and ͏͏it seems like Amanda Nunes has some plans for the new fighter.

Former dual͏ w͏ei͏ght champion Amanda Nunes seems to be watching the match between Harrison and Holms. It s͏ee͏ms lik͏e the ͏legend has hi͏nted at a come͏back a͏ft͏er witnessing Harrison’s per͏f͏ormance. She uploaded͏ a video on her X handle where she celebrate͏d Harris͏on͏’s͏ victory and hint͏ed at a potential comeback after retiring from MMA back in 2023.

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Kayla Harrison’s victory has not only caught the attention of the women’s division’s GOAT but also from other UFC stars. Let’s see who said what about Harrison’s victory.

MMa community reacts to Kayla Harrison’s amazing debut

From the very first round, Harrison knew what she had to do to subdue the former bantamweight champion. ‘Doug’ never let Holms have any control of their fight. ‘Doug’ threw enough elbows at Holm in the first round that the former champion had to rethink her approach to counter her, however, her attempt failed when Harrison used the rear-naked choke for the finish in the second round. Harrison’s performance caught the attention of former UFC fighter, Derek Brunson who took to X to state that he would like to witness a match between her and Raquel Pennington.

Furthermore, UFC welterweight contender, Bellal Muhammad took to his social media handle to quote a match for the newcomer.

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Kevin Lee took things a step further when he stated that Amanda Nunes would have to come out of retirement to take on Harrison.

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Amanda Nunes has been out of the MMA world since 2023 but seems like the time has come for the beast to come out of her lair and take on the new challenger. Whats your take on Kayla Harrison’s debut? State your thoughts in the comments below.

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Suryakant Das

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Suryakant Das is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. His fascination with combat sports was sparked by gleeful moments he shared with his father watching wrestling. An ardent fan of UFC star Charles Oliveira, Surya closely follows the sport and keeps tabs on behind-the-scenes action.
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Joyita Das