Earlier this week, Amanda Nunes made a huge step in the direction of her UFC co -comeback while conversations continue for a title Super Fight against Kayla Harrison.
Earlier this year at UFC 316, Kayla Harrison became one of the biggest female athletes ever when she became the Bantam weight champion women after dominating Julianna Pena in the Co-Main event.
Immediately after the fight, Harrison was confronted with her potential next opponent, because the greatest female hunter of all time Amanda Nunes stormed the cage in the cage for a spontaneous face.
Not long after their face, Harrison was advised to retire instead of fighting Amanda Nunes by Demetrious Johnson, who did not fit well with the newly crowned champion.
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Kayla Harrison offers to bypass rules to book Nunes Fight
'The Lioness' had been talking about it for a while to return her to the cage for a while, but when the promotion Harrison signed and she became champion, it became a no-brainer.
Despite that, because the Brazilian officially withdrew from the sport in 2023 and left the competition, she was removed from the drug test pool.
And earlier this week Nunes took a big step in the direction of her comeback to the sport when she officially returned the drug test pool and registered her first test session.
However, she must now be in the swimming pool for at least six months before she can compete in the cage, which somewhat postponed her fight against Harrison.
While he was present for UFC 318 last Saturday, the champion claimed that she is willing to bypass the rules for a 'small fee' and to combat nunes without being in the test pool during the required period.
Dana White reveals that he is considering controversial exemption
If it plays according to the rules, Nunes is not eligible to compete until January 2026, as a result of which Harrison awaits a considerable amount of time.
Nevertheless, with the UFC that now performs their own drug tests, the rules may undoubtedly be bent, and Boss Dana White has admitted that he will give Nunes an exemption so that they can plan the fight to take place this year.
“Hm, I don't know. We'll certainly look at it. I don't hate it,” said White during the UFC 318 Post-Fight Press Conference.
White not only revealed that he is considering giving a controversial exemption, but the UFC boss revealed that he did not trust that he placed Jon Jones at the future white house event after the former champion recently introduced the test pool himself after an extremely short pension.