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Amanda Nunes is only interested in undisputed gold. | Getty/UFC
The news of Kayla Harrison‘s injury the week before UFC 324 disappointed fans, but undoubtedly the most impacted by that was her opponent, Amanda Nunes.
“I’ve never been through anything like this in my entire career. I had already finished camp and was starting to pack my bags when UFC called me,” the former two-division champ said in an interview with Ag.Fight backstage at the event in Las Vegas.
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‘There’s a Whole Plan’
The Lioness stated that she never considered competing for an interim title.
“The athletes are right to ask I’ve been there, I know what it’s like to be there wanting to fight for the title, it involves a lot,” she said. “There’s a whole plan, there’s a plan between me and the UFC. The interim title is too small for everything I represent in women’s MMA.”
Nunes did admit that if Harrison doesn’t make a relatively quick recovery, she might change her mind.
“A year (waiting for Kayla) is too much,” Nunes said. “Even the UFC doesn’t want her recovery to last that long. I know that injury and surgery are complicated things to come back from, but I hope she can. Because I depend on her. I want her to recover well, because I’m waiting for her. I’m doing very well, the Lioness is back, 100% and hungry for victory.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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