“The Lioness” not sleeps, and girls’s MMA is best off for it.
The 2-strike revelation in April that Amanda Nunes can be inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame in late June and was ending her two-year retirement, with eyes on retaking her bantamweight championship, solely enhanced an intriguing UFC 316 title battle at Prudential Heart.
The excitement had an entire lot extra to do with Kayla Harrison’s golden alternative to battle for a UFC belt — one yr after her long-awaited promotional arrival, seven years previous her professional debut and 9 faraway from her second historic judo gold medal on the Olympics — than it did with the lady who held it coming into late Saturday evening’s co-main occasion: two-time titlist Julianna Peña.
So what if Nunes made it clear this week, in talking with The Put up, that she’s again for the lengthy haul and with eyes on dealing with the champion by the top of this yr? Nunes vs. Harrison is the steak with all of the sizzle. A rubber match with Peña is the cheeseburger off the grill that’s been cooling a bit too lengthy: You’ll take it, however you’d want one thing juicier.
