If Julianna Pena can’t combat, Norma Dumont needs to face Kayla Harrison for interim UFC gold.
The UFC’s girls’s bantamweight division is in a little bit of a bizarre spot. Amanda Nunes famously vacated the gold in the summertime of 2023, retiring following a choice win over Irene Aldana. Just a few months later, Raquel Pennington claimed the gold with a unanimous choice victory over Mayra Bueno Silva, in a dismal bout.
To assist bolster the division, the UFC signed former PFL event winner Kayla Harrison. In April, she dominated former champion Holly Holm, to interrupt into the rankings. Regardless of discuss of Harrison going through ‘Rocky’, the title shot as an alternative went to Julianna Pena. At UFC 307 in October, the Judoka confronted Ketlen Vieira, whereas ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ confronted Pennington for bantamweight gold.
In the end, each Kayla Harrison and Julianna Pena emerged with choice wins. Many followers hoped to see the 2 collide subsequent, however it seems that there could also be a bump within the highway. Earlier this week, Harrison’s supervisor Ali Abdelaziz revealed that the ladies’s bantamweight champion is presently coping with an unspecified damage.
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Norma Dumont requires interim UFC title combat with Kayla Harrison on account of Julianna Pena damage
Because of this, the UFC is reportedly keen on reserving Kayla Harrison in an interim title combat. If that’s certainly the case, the Judoka has discovered a prepared and in a position opponent within the type of Norma Dumont. ‘The Immortal’ is presently using a five-fight successful streak, final scoring a unanimous choice win over Irene Aldana in September.
“Hey [Ali Abdelaziz] and [Kayla Harrison] we will do that.” Norma Dumont posted earlier this week on Instagram Tales, calling for a UFC title combat. “I hope they don’t settle for a combat for the interim belt with an athlete who’s coming off a defeat to Juliana [Pena].”
She continued, “I’m the athlete with the longest streak within the class and the one one who has the bodily and technical capability to beat it. And you recognize it! So we’re going to have a extremely fascinating combat for the bantamweight [interim title].”
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC girls’s bantamweight contender? Do you need to see Kayla Harrison vs. Norma Dumont?