Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harrison make weight for UFC 334 title fight

Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harrison each weighed 135 pounds Friday in New York, clearing the way for their UFC bantamweight title fight Saturday at Madison Square Garden. It will be Nunes’ first fight in more than three years and Harrison’s first defense of the belt.

Nunes last fought in June 2023 at UFC 289 in Vancouver, where she beat Irene Aldana by unanimous decision and announced her retirement. The 38-year-old Brazilian held the UFC’s bantamweight and featherweight belts at the same time. She won the bantamweight title by submitting Miesha Tate in 2016 and took the featherweight belt by stopping Cris Cyborg in the first round in 2018.

“I did everything that I wanted outside of the fighting world, and now I’m ready to come back,” Nunes told reporters this week, according to Reuters.

Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo champion, took the UFC belt from Julianna Peña with a second-round submission in June 2025. Harrison and Nunes trained together at American Top Team. They were scheduled to fight in January at UFC 324, but the bout was postponed after Harrison withdrew and underwent neck surgery.

Harrison enters with a 19-1 record and Nunes is 23-5. Their bout is the co-main event. Heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane defends against unbeaten Josh Hokit in the headliner. Gane weighed 242.6 pounds Friday and Hokit came in at 231.4.

The main card starts at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, with the two title fights scheduled after three other bouts. Paramount+ carries the event in the United States. In Canada, Sportsnet+ offers the main card on pay-per-view.