Kayla Harrison put her name among the best women’s fighters to ever do it last night (Sat., Nov. 14, 2026) at UFC 334 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, retaining her UFC women’s bantamweight title with a fourth-round submission (rear-naked choke) over MMA legend Amanda Nunes.
Despite a three-year layoff, Nunes came out firing in the early going. “Lioness” hurt Harrison a few times and started to bloody the champion up. Harrison was finally able to mix in her takedowns
and ended up in top control. She landed some short ground-and-pound, but nothing that did serious damage. The second round played out the same way as Nunes landed shots on the feet in the opening moments — along with a surprising takedown — before Harrison took her down and gained top control once again.
Nunes came back in Round 3 and ended up taking Harrison’s back, but she lost position and Harrison once again worked from top. This time around the champion scored nasty elbows and punches that opened up a cut on Nunes’s forehead. The fourth round started and Nunes threw a front kick to the body. Harrison caught it and eventually got Nunes to the canvas. Harrison quickly jumped on the back and sunk in a tight rear-naked choke. Nunes fought for a few seconds before tapping and forcing the referee to step in for the stoppage.
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