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New York City, the crossroads of the world, where ambition meets opportunity.

A skyline built on dreams, the tower above the metropolis of unstoppable

energy.

At the heart of it all stands Madison Square Garden.

The halls of this iconic structure pay homage to moments and figures in sports.

and entertainment that have left their mark on the world's most famous arena.

Millions are seeing this about a packed house at Madison Square Garden.

WrestleMania, the greatest in wrestling history.

62 points. The New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup champions.

Ten years ago, the UFC was finally given its opportunity.

The octagon was erected on the hallowed floor of the garden, and a new chapter

in this venue's storied history.

began for the very first time the octagon is inside the world's most

famous arena this is a massive massive accomplishment the ufc's annual return

to the garden has since become a spectacle of its own oh my

goodness i don't believe it year after year unforgettable moments have echoed

beyond these walls

and avenues of New York City. How good is Johnny Bones? How good?

And across the globe.

Bell to bell, a masterpiece.

Now, a decade after it all began, a new cast of headliners arrived,

ready to create a moment of their own.

In the main event, composure meets chaos.

An undisputed champion, Cyril Gaughan, puts his title on the line against

divisional disruptor, Josh Hogan.

Come to devour, you will know the day, you will know the hour.

Since entering the UFC, bold words have been backed by ruthless aggression.

I can strangle lightning and mangle thunder.

Time, knockout for Josh Hogan. As the brash American bulldozed his path to

a shot at UFC gold.

The black beast is going to get his ass beat.

I'm the man with the plan.

Still undefeated, Josh Hockett, 10-0.

I'm the beast that's ready to feast.

Standing between Hockett and the ultimate prize is the newly crowned king

of the heavyweights, Cyril Gunn.

He heard a bat.

Oh! That's it.

Cyril Gunn!

Using precision and power to reach the penalty of the sport, the Frenchman now

looks to kickstart his reign against a surging contender.

To win the UFC 334 means for me to confirm I'm the undisputed champion, and

that's my mission.

When I step into Madison Square Garden, they're going to see a guy that

won't be denied.

In the co-main event, a legend returns.

Regarded as the greatest female fighter of all time.

Without doubt, the greatest female MMA fighter

that's ever lived.

Amanda Nunes once ruled over two UFC divisions.

She was so dominant for so long that she had two divisions on lockdown.

Tonight is a perfect night to retire.

Now she's gone. Everything changes now. Her departure created an opening, and

another champion emerged.

One of the most decorated combat sports athletes of all time.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison stormed into the UFC and

quickly claimed the bantamweight title in emphatic style. Oh, she tapped!

And new!

The queen has arrived!

Come on up!

The lioness lied in wait for a reason to return.

With a former teammate sitting on the throne she once occupied, the time is

now. Becoming champion again is going to be amazing.

I'm going to live my dream all over again.

I'm going to take my belt home.

I know that it's the greatest versus the greatest.

And when I get my hand raised, I will be undisputed, no questions asked.

Ten years after the Octagon arrived at Madison Square Garden, another defining

night awaits.

It does not get any more iconic than Madison Square Garden.

This is UFC 334.

Die every day.

Live forever as a legend.

Countdown. More UFC history will be made at the Mecca.

In June of 2026, the UFC

embarked on one of the greatest sporting spectacles of all time.

Welcome to UFC Freedom U50.

The card featured a host of UFC's biggest stars.

That was beautiful.

And two significant bouts in the heavyweight division.

Early in the evening, American rising star Josh Hokid had an opportunity to go

from prospect to contender against the division's most credentialed knockout

specialist.

And in the co-main event, perennial contender Cyril Ghosn would get the

chance to fight for the interim belt.

after an unceremonious end to his previous title opportunity.

A non-intentional foul.

It's a no contest.

After the fight with Tom, we're looking forward to have a rematch really

quickly. Unfortunately, I have a problem on his eyes.

We knew we were going to have another matchup.

We are making history tonight, the first professional sporting event to take

place on the South Lawn of the White House. I have seen some surreal things

in my life. This is the most surreal.

To fight in the White House, that's something iconic, like it's going to be

historic.

Alex Pereira is a huge champion in two divisions.

That is going to do it, Alex Pereira!

Welcome to the history books!

I know he's a striker.

They tried to come in the heavyweight division.

What a champion that guy is.

And everybody know already, I got experience in my division with the

striker guys.

So I knew already it's going to be a good matchup.

The most difficult puzzle in the heavyweight division for a striker is

Cyril Gaunt.

He's an accurate striker, very accurate, with legitimate knockout power in a

natural heavyweight, which is maybe one of the most anticipated factors in this

fight. How will Pereira deal with a real heavyweight?

When you have a warrior in front of you, he's trying himself to win this fight

against you.

All right, here we go. Of course, you have a lot of pressure.

You understand the fight with Alex Pereira. It doesn't matter the weight

class. You're in trouble.

Oh, nice right hand.

More and more, I find myself a little bit more comfortable, so that's why I

push a little bit more and more.

I was pretty sure I won the first one.

You got to start it, the second one, like, more tough.

I went in for that, I expected that, and I managed this with my footwork, and I

catch him doing this footwork.

Oh! He heard a bat!

Oh, it's over! He is in real trouble!

I'm always confident with my job.

When you touch someone, of course, you want to finish the guy.

I managed my distance, so I changed my guard, the side, and hook, hook, and I

finished him like this.

Even if I was calm, I was so happy

inside.

about the mission, what I'd done, because the event was so big, because we

worked a lot for this fight.

When I landed myself to the ground, good job, bro.

It was for myself.

After the fight, I called out Tom Aspinall.

I won the rematch.

What are your thoughts now? You had the title shot with Tom Aspinall, the

unfortunate event.

What are your thoughts about that?

Everybody knows already.

Let's do that.

I got the entering belt, he had the belt, so it makes sense.

The victory at UFC Freedom 250 would be followed by a return to Ghosn's

homeland, where his loyal fan base joined in celebrating the nation's hero.

Whether it's with family, friends, or even with people I don't know who

support me. It's always a pleasure to share my hand, always.

What an honor to meet you.

Thank you.

With motivation because there was victory, but it's still incredible.

Thank you. Thank you for the fight.

It was a masterclass.

I wake up at night, which encourages me every time, which sometimes makes me

lose my job, which sometimes makes me lose school.

I took the time to take the time with these people.

The fact that I was able to participate in this style of event, it gives me the

strength to continue, to train even more people.

UFC Gold reaffirmed Cyril Ghosn's status as the leading force in France's booming

MMA scene.

All signs pointed toward a unification clash with reigning champion Tom

Aspinall.

Then,

Ghosn's pursuit of heavyweight supremacy took an unforeseen turn.

Tom Aspinall has vacated the undisputed heavyweight title.

Aspinall's had another setback and does not know if he's going to end up

returning. Cyril Garn is now going to become the undisputed heavyweight

champion. If I was in this position, yeah, I'm going to do the same thing.

I don't want to stop the division.

Yeah,

I can understand.

Today, I'm the undisputed champion.

But now looking forward for more.

Oh, he's caught up! Now the division's new undisputed king, Don's attention

would be turned to the first challenge to his throne.

Wow! This year we're celebrating a real surge in French MMA.

The hopes of an American heavyweight champion now rest on Josh Hockett.

A gifted lifelong athlete.

Hoke had found his calling in combat and accelerated his rise to contention with

a brash persona to match his ambition.

I believe I was born to fight.

I think it came natural.

I started wrestling at four years old, and that's where I found the love for

competing.

In high school, I was a state champion wrestler, and then I went to Fresno

State.

I started competing in wrestling and football, where I became a two-time All

-American wrestler at 197 and then at heavyweight.

And I had a total of 1,700 yards with 17 touchdowns as a running back.

The All-American Bulldog wrestler has his fourth touchdown rush of the season.

After college, the 49ers gave me a call.

I ended up on their practice squad, but I was like, I need to revert back to my

roots. I always had that mentality with wrestling where it's you get what you

deserve because you're the only one walking out on the mat.

And so that's what I loved about fighting.

And that's when I transitioned to MMA.

And I started doing these post-fight speeches and feeling like something

needed to be elevated to conquer all the pressure that is on your

shoulders. The Incredible Hulk represents the state of mind of not

caring. I'm here to bring justice to the heavyweight division, and I'm going to

wipe you guys out one by one.

Here in Las Vegas, it's Dana White's Contender Series.

He's exactly what the UFC heavyweight division needs, a character like him.

And he's the guy when stepping in that octagon, there's no more fear.

Oh, that was nice. He loves the pressure. He loves one-on-one sports.

It's over. It's over. That's it. There's only one goal.

And that is to win. I've been chewed up and spit out, and I continue to find a

way. And I will find a way to that UFC gold. Mark my words.

The heavyweight division could use another assassin.

First fight in the UFC, I knocked the guy out in under one minute.

Oh, he's out.

Welcome to the octagon, the incredible. I'm the talk of the town, the

USA sound, the biggest arm, the most charm, the one that's going to do all

the harm.

Second fight, I had a walk-off, flip-off, a TKO finish.

That's going to be it. Wow.

I got the plums, the size of drums in a division full of Tweedledees and

Tweedledums. Every time I sign the contract to fight, I want to make it

exciting. I want people to remember it.

And my third fight, they gave me a top five opponent.

Oh! Big connection by Hogan.

Blades has been stunned early.

Oh! Josh Hogan's insane. He's insane.

Oh! Good right hand by Blades. This is crazy.

This is one of the wildest heavyweight fights of all time.

I've never seen anything like this at 265. Oh my goodness, this is nuts.

This is rock'em, stock'em, robot.

That's a Hall of Fame fight, so our names are going to be remembered

forever. Never before in UFC heavyweight history have this many strikes been

landed in a three-round fight.

What a fight.

That was one giant highlight.

After my fight, Mick Maynard came to the back as I was getting into the

ambulance. He's like, hey, you're in a fight on the White House car.

With the famed White House as the backdrop, some of the best mixed martial

arts athletes in the world will try to take advantage of this unique mixed

martial arts showcase that is UFC Freedom 250.

It's the most iconic place in America, just knowing all the leaders.

that represented America lived in that house.

Through fighting, I was able to make it to the White House, and that's an

accomplishment in itself.

And then they give me Derrick Lewis.

Making his way to the White House, the Black Beast, Derrick Lewis. He is only

the most prolific knockout artist in UFC history.

Josh Hogan has shown now that he's much more than the talk, than the boisterous

personality.

But Derrick Lewis's power is next level. And Josh Hogan may be underestimating

the challenge that's out front of him tonight.

My whole mentality going in there, I wanted to knock out the greatest

knockout artist in UFC.

He wants one big one. He doesn't like the cross or the jab.

And I knocked him out.

Oh!

Combination punches by Hogan. Oh my goodness, Josh Hogan's having his way

with Derrick. Put it on! Oh, yeah, he's beating them bad. They're moving at two

totally different speeds.

That's it.

That's it. That should do it. And it does. Still undefeated. Josh Hoke at 10

and 0.

Man, Josh Hoke is good. He's very good. Very fast.

After the contender series, I said I would be fighting for the championship

within two years.

I'm the man with the plan.

The beast that's ready to feast.

Becoming a heavyweight world champion, it proved me right.

That would be a milestone that I could be proud of hanging my hat on.

He showed that while he talks a lot, he has the physicality and the ability and

the will to back it up because that's what it takes.

One more time, guys. Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Josh won the fight against Derek Lewis.

He did well.

I'm not a big fan of his approach.

I know this guy likes to talk, and the people like the people who talk.

For Joshua Kidd, we have an opportunity to be an undisputed champion.

That's because we know to do some entertainment.

I come to devour!

You will know the day!

You will know the hour!

I got fast-tracked and did the things that I've done in a short amount of

time. The Black Beast is gonna get his ass beat!

They've given me the opportunity, and I've made the most of it.

He is smart.

He is really smart.

He pretends he's a clown.

He's stupid.

But he's not. He's really not.

I'm pretty sure we're going to do a really great fight for the fan, and I'm

going to win.

No one knows what's going to happen. What a fight this is going to be.

During fight camp, training typically dominates a fighter's focus.

However, other activities are often necessary to maintain balance in life.

For UFC heavyweight title contender Josh Hokut, his outlet taps into his creative

side. I was into arts and crafts.

I draw these pictures.

These are paintings from just my childhood, things I grew up watching,

and I still dabble with it because I think it reminds me of the child state.

When you get older, you get weighed down by...

all the responsibility and you kind of forget that child state freedom.

I believe that's where your best performances happen is when you're back

in that state of mind.

The good thing about these drawings, it brings back memories or holds memories.

Today we're painting a New York City inspired drawing.

I think this didn't come out too bad and so I'm gonna write New York City and

everything's gonna remind me of November 14th.

Is this coming out?

Decent, though, huh? Yeah.

Not horrible.

This is solid.

And so now I could add it to the wall, and now this is always going to be

forever a memory that I was here with you guys, and you guys were here

watching me draw this.

And knowing that we did a UFC countdown, my first UFC title

fight, that's a good location.

Boom.

In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has gained popularity as a home

base for training for various UFC fighters.

Similar to others in the promotion, Cyril Ghosn has again chosen this

location to prepare for his first test as the undisputed champion.

For my fight against Okic, I do my camp in the UAE.

I spent a lot of time there.

And more and more I can feel the people are more and more behind

me. My prediction is he's going to knock him out and he's going to shut him up.

Maximum two rounds.

Every time we spend time in the UA is because my next opponent, the skills is

more like a wrestler or a grappler.

In the Triple MMA gym, we have all we need to be the best version of myself

for this type of fight.

We have a lot of sparring partners.

We focus on the wrestling game and the grand game. At this time, we are in the

perfect place.

Cyril is one of the most well-rounded fighters I've ever trained with or

worked with.

Specifically with wrestling, he is very underrated.

There we go. There we go.

So you just follow, every time you follow the next move.

Love it, love it, love it. Cyril is a very good listener.

Very good.

He's one of those guys that actually learns something and then does it on you

the next day. That's why he's one of the best athletes in the world, not just the

best fighter in the world.

He's just so well-rounded.

He can strike, he can grapple, he can wrestle.

I think that's what really makes him so unique in the heavyweight division.

If you go there and you think that you will become a wrestler and you forget

what you're good on it, which is striking for cereal, you might get lost.

So we make sure that we stay sharp on the striking and we make sure we improve

wrestling defense.

In MMA,

few teams are as renowned as Jackson Wink.

The legendary Albuquerque gym has been responsible for cultivating many past

UFC champions and is currently focused on its next title contender, Josh

Hockett, a fighter that showed potential at the onset of his MMA career.

I've been with Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn for three years.

To me, Jackson Link is the best gym in the world.

Holly Hall is the new bantamweight champion!

is the late heavyweight champion!

Because if you look at Greg Jackson and Michael Winklejohn's accolades, the

winning speaks for itself.

You can't get this type of coaching anywhere else in the world.

Three three-minute rounds, guys. Let's break that sweat.

When Josh came into the gym, I immediately liked him just because he

was so goofy. He was so funny.

He had fun doing whatever he was having to do, and then I saw his work ethic.

I saw how hard he trained, how much he put into each and every training

session, and I was blown away.

He was certainly an exceptional heavyweight.

All right.

At least his boxing's better than Cyril Garneau's.

Josh has evolved a lot since the first time I met him. Let's go.

He's a very quick learner, but just his style, his pace, he's very coachable.

That's one of the things that I really noticed about him. You don't feel tired,

push the pace.

He takes your coaching seriously. He moves forward on it. Rolling with it.

Wait till he commits and then shoot.

He really goes in there to literally fight for his life.

Every fight he's going to give 110% to because it feels like if he loses, he's

going to die.

All about pace today.

Pace, pace, pace.

It's not a sport for him. It's a fight. Keep that pace up. Keep that pace up.

Yeah, that's it. Good pace.

That's it.

I'm here to break myself.

And then keep going. That's the only goal in practice.

My coaches are familiar with Cyril Ghosn. My coaches know how to beat him

already because it's already happened.

Having that calming influence of Greg Jackson in his corner is a huge thing

for Johnny Bones.

The Jackson week camp, they know how to beat Cyril Ghosn in under two minutes.

And he's putting pressure. Oh, he tapped!

John Jones,

the greatest of all time!

The advantage that Josh has over Cyril is definitely the conditioning factor

behind it.

He can change levels. He can accelerate forward.

He can play the game outside.

He can mess with your head. So you're fighting really a high-level,

intelligent strategician.

It's hard to get in there with somebody that's going to go and wrestle with you

five rounds in a row. And if you're tired of wrestling with him, he's going

to hit you in the face.

Josh will not be beaten.

Josh is going to slowly figure out a way to close the gap. There's going to be a

lot of chaos going on for Cyril that he's going to have to deal with, and

Josh will find a way to finish him.

Have fun, Josh. Thanks.

I'm not going to break.

I'm not going to fold because it's just the way I train, you know, the pace that

I set in practice.

I break myself every day in practice, so no man on this earth can break me.

Cyril Ghani is a tough fight for every single heavyweight walking the planet.

And his movement, his striking is elite.

It's going to be my first time in the Madison Square Garden.

I'm really confident that I got a good game plan.

The piercing jobs, the long-range kicks, the attacks that he has. This man is a

problem. My striking game is an advantage.

One of the most technical fights that we've ever seen in a heavyweight

division. And my speed is going to help me against Okich for sure.

Oh! And he's an accurate striker with legitimate knockout power.

This has helped me a lot to be better than Josh.

Pineda trying to survive.

That's it. That'll do it. It'll go on.

When I step into the octagon in Madison Square Garden, they're going to see

relentlessness. Okich is starting to beat on him.

Well, you're seeing the speed of Okich right off the bat. He looks powerful.

I'm looking to push the pace. I'm looking to go forward and break him. Oh,

that was a beautiful right hand. The man has fast hands and a willingness to

engage. Oh!

When you sign a contract to fight me, it's inevitable.

There's a takedown. Oh!

Big connection by Hokit! That's it.

Still undefeated, Josh Hokit, 10-0.

At the UFC 334, I'm the undisputed champion, and that's my mission.

The co-main event of UFC 334 will feature a clash between past and present

champions.

For years, the women's bantamweight division was ruled by one,

the lioness Amanda Nunes.

During her dominant reign, Nunes would capture titles in two divisions, leading

to many calling her the greatest of all time.

I dedicated my whole life.

to be an MMA fighter and to be good at it.

All the way back in 2011, she left Bahia, Brazil, to come to the U.S. to be

champion. She's got the choke. She taps.

When I finally put my hand in the belt of C200, it was amazing.

She puts knuckles to people's faces, and you see the look in their eye like

they've never been hit like that before.

But she is not just a woman who wins. She's a woman who has stopped.

every single women's bantamweight champion in the first round. I literally

leave everything behind to chase my dream and put everything that I have to

be this person that I am today.

Oh! Amanda Nunes!

That's Chris Cyborg out cold!

She becomes the first woman to simultaneously hold two UFC

championships.

I put sweat, blood.

everything inside the UFC.

What she is at right now is the culmination of years and years of

incredibly hard work. And she's so far beyond all the other women. Amanda Nunes

gets the finish.

I defended my belt for seven years in both divisions.

I did everything that no woman ever did in the UFC.

She has set a standard by which all future champions will be judged.

People call me the GOAT. I deserve that.

I become a double champion.

I make a lot of history.

I want to be able to last the game in the top.

I know I did everything.

I know I was going to walk away.

I did everything that I was focusing to do.

Tonight is a perfect night to retire and live happy forever.

She walks into retirement as the greatest of all time.

So what does GOAT status mean? That is the stratosphere from which we can talk

about our next inductee into the modern era wing of the Hall of Fame, Amanda

Nunes.

When I decided to retire, I definitely was exhausted.

Exhausted to go away, exhausted to be in training camp.

And I just have a newborn at home. I want to say thank you to UFC and for my

family also here in America.

And little injury.

always bothered me.

I never would have time to recovery.

I need the break.

I was retired for good, but things always change, and we never know the

future.

When I say I want to come back,

I just miss it.

Shoulder, shoulder, shoulder, shoulder.

Yes. I got the break that I want and all the little injuries that I have,

everything good now.

And I'm a fighter, you know.

As a fighter, I cannot stay away from this game.

I'm still young, not having any injury.

I feel a lot better now than I was before.

I'm very, very excited to be able to step in the UFC again.

There we go. There we go. Beautiful.

While the lioness' return is imminent, it will be anything but easy.

Standing in Nunes' way to regaining her crown is two-time judo gold medalist and

current UFC bantamweight champion, Kayla Harrison.

The queen of bantamweight seemed destined for greatness from the onset of

her combat career.

From the first time I stepped on the mats, I was hooked.

Judo is something that made me special.

Judo helped me to become an indomitable spirit.

It's shaped me into the woman I am today.

I became America's first Olympic champion in 2012.

And in 2016, I went on and won my second gold medal.

After conquering the world in judo, Harrison transitioned her skills to MMA.

Her rapid rise garnered a formidable reputation and set up her highly

anticipated arrival on the sport's biggest stage.

With much fanfare, the UFC debut has arrived for American top teams. Kayla

Harrison, she turned pro back in 2018.

She's got money. She's got fame. She's got accolades and accomplishments.

But the one that she needs is to be the UFC champion of the world. And it feels

like it's inevitable that she's going to be fighting for a world title. The only

reason I came over to MMA was to be the best.

And UFC is the equivalent to the Olympics.

The Olympics is the hardest thing in the world.

What Kayla Harrison has taken from that is the experience of knowing that she's

competed at the highest level.

One of my favorite quotes about the Olympics is it's not every four years,

it's every day.

The kind of discipline and determination to become a judo Olympic gold medalist

twice. It's every single day that I show up and how I show up, all of that

matters. She doesn't just want to win this by decision. She wants to finish

her. Look at that head kick. Big shot.

Headlock. Oh, there it goes.

That's that judo, man.

Oh, big shots by Kayla. Big shots.

Oh! Oh, great choke. Got the choke. That's it. That's it. Kayla Harrison!

That's about as good as she could have ever hoped for.

Competing at the highest level for multiple decades now hasn't instilled in

me a work ethic that can't really be rivaled she is such an elite athlete at

a level that is so above most that for her when she entered into mma oh big

elbow it's almost like nobody was prepared for it fighting for a ufc title

has been my dream for

Almost a decade now. Kayla Harrison has long been expecting to be the world

champ. She sits on the doorstep of that at this moment. There it is. So to be

there, to be in that moment, to finally have arrived was everything I had dreamt

of. Working right in front of her chief corner, Mike Brown. Keep your head away

from her legs. Keep your head away from her legs. Kimura champ. Oh, she tapped.

Kayla Harrison has done it. Wow. It can add UFC gold to the mantle.

I spent countless nights visualizing it. Olympic gold times two. Going through it

in my head. I was training my entire life for that moment.

And now the undisputed UFC women's bantamweight champion.

Amanda, I knew she was in the crowd and I just felt like this is the moment. So

let's do this.

I see you, Amanda.

Come on up, Amanda.

The super fight of all super fights between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes.

Wow. It gives me goosebumps seeing him in the octagon.

Following her victory at UFC 316, newly crowned bantamweight champion Kayla

Harrison would bring the title back to where her journey in combat sports all

began.

These are my roots.

This place, this town, these people.

Love you.

Helped shape me and helped mold me into the woman that I am today.

She is a two-time.

olympic gold medalist in juno she is the reigning ufc women's bantamweight

champion from right here in middletown ohio kayla harrison

my work ethic

began right here on these streets in middletown i am living proof that this

town doesn't just raise good people it builds champions

i am so proud to be a midi i am so proud to bring this belt back home thank you

for shaping me into the woman the mother and the fighter that i am you

guys have my heart forever i love you god bless

when i see someone come up to me and

they're hands are shaking or they tell me how much i inspire them or they say

that they want to be like me when they grow up do you wrestle that's awesome

what's your name kaylee do you want me to sign these kaylee can you sign them

right here i sure can it helps me know that i'm on the right path

The super fight between Harrison and Nunes was originally slated for a

marquee event in January 2026.

Two of the greatest female mixed martial artists square off with Legacy on the

line. Just days before they were to make the walk, devastating news broke.

Kayla Harrison, the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, is out.

That's a real bummer because there is no bigger female fight in the world than

Amanda Nunes versus Kayla Harrison.

I have been dealing with neck issues really for the last 10 years.

It started in judo and it was just getting progressively worse.

I was having complete loss of strength. I was getting like lightning bolts down

my arm.

So finally, the UFC sent me to New York and I saw a specialist in New York.

He was like, I don't even know how you lift a cup of coffee, let alone throw a

punch. Like, this is not normal.

I had five herniated discs.

And it was going to cause permanent damage if I didn't get it fixed pretty

quickly. So I was on the operating table at 6 a.m. the next day.

I had to have...

surgery on my neck yesterday.

This is day one of recovery and the road back starts now.

I'll be back soon.

I'll be back soon.

Cool. The recovery process was brutal.

Oh boy.

For the first eight weeks, I was in a neck brace and I wasn't allowed to lift

more than 20 pounds.

I got a long way to go.

I got a long way to go, but I'll be back.

I'll be back.

So to go from being in the greatest shape of my life to preparing for the

biggest opportunity of my life to zero miles per hour was mentally really

hard for me.

Backward run. It was, do I have what it takes to crawl back from rock bottom

and dig deep and find a way to overcome this?

I wouldn't have come back for anybody else. I wouldn't have gone through what

I've gone through to get back in the cage for anybody but Amanda.

Massive announcement, UFC 334, Madison Square Garden. We have Kayla Harrison

taking on Amanda Nunes.

Finally happening. Biggest fight in the women's history ever. It's going to be

the biggest fight of all time.

The story of the upcoming clash for bantamweight gold.

did not begin at UFC 316 when the two fighters faced off, but rather years

ago, when both combatants called the same gym their home.

When I moved here, Amanda was here.

Anytime I got to train with her, I was just trying to be a sponge.

We always go to school.

We train a couple times together.

I did speak about fighting her.

Yeah, dude, like, we might fight someday.

We didn't train a lot.

I'm okay with that. That was her choice.

When Kayla come around and she started talking about me, it was a perfect time

to go on my own.

Amanda has since left the American pop team, which I think surprised a lot of

people. What are your thoughts on that?

It sucks that she left. I wish her the best.

Did you leave American Top Team because of Kayla Harrison and knowing that this

fight was going to happen? Yes, I did.

There's always a chance that people in our gym would fight. We've had fighters

in our gym fight for UFC championships in the past.

And we do our best as a team to keep them separated and give each one of them

what they need.

But if somebody in our gym doesn't want to be in the gym with another fighter

who's in their division or potentially could line up to fight them, somebody

leaves.

When I decided to leave American Top Team, I went and opened my own gym.

I want to be the only one to raise the flag in my gym.

She said, I think I want to move on. I've always dreamed of starting my own

gym.

Stuck my hand out and shook her hand and said, good luck in the future.

Unless you're fighting one of our guys, in which case, we'll do our best to beat

you.

While preparing for her return to the Octagon,

Amanda Nunes still makes time for those that matter most, her loving wife and

children.

Are you strong, girl?

My wife is Nina.

We have two kids, Hazel and Reagan.

We love to be with each other all the time.

I love them so much. I don't see myself without them.

They are part of me.

I love to be a mother.

I feel like I have a purpose.

And everything that I do, I think about them.

She's going to fight November 14th.

She's ready.

So that's how we play.

And I'm going to tell her to do, like, the thing with me and her chin.

And then when she falls, she could, like, punch her in the face.

You know, you did the whole thing by yourself.

She's going to take the belt, and once she wins, I'll give a great, big cheer

for her.

I can't wait to see her in her fight.

In addition to her coaches at American Top Team, Kayla Harrison has again

reunited with an old ally, whose association with the champion dates back

to early days of competition.

When Kayla was 15, she showed up at our dojo.

She's two-time Olympic gold medal winner now. But when she started with us, we

have a tournament every year just in New England.

And she didn't even place.

So she's come a long way from that day.

The discipline from judo.

She trains the same way in MMA as we did in judo.

Big Jim is definitely, in my mind, the greatest judo coach in the world.

Big Jim is tough love.

She wanted to win, so she worked hard.

And when she didn't want to work hard, I just yelled at her and made her work

hard. So it didn't matter.

So she got the work ethic that if you want to win, you have to work.

I've been training my whole life to be the best in the world at this.

And Amanda is widely considered the greatest of all time.

The highest honor I can give to her is to say, hey, I want to fight you because

you're the best.

She is a very well-rounded fighter.

She's proven herself time and time again.

But I'm the best in the world right now.

And when you're the best in the world, it doesn't matter.

And I'm visualizing Amanda. I'm visualizing knocking her out. I'm

visualizing Dana White wrapping the belts around my waist.

I'm picturing all of those things so that on the night that it happens, I've

already been there a million times. Let's go. Let's start live.

At UFC 334, when I retain my title, I'm going to win by a TK or a knockout.

And it's going to feel really damn good.

With her mind set on retaining the bantamweight title she relinquished over

three years ago,

Amanda Nunes is fully committed to the challenge she faces and erases

distractions by preparing in her very own private facility.

Amanda only came back for Kayla because there were talks that Kayla is the

greatest athlete and she was calling out Amanda.

before it was even a possibility of fighting.

It was kind of like, okay, you're in the UFC now, and you're the champion. The

situation is here, and now it's going to happen.

Kayla's a great athlete. She's been a martial artist her entire life.

You're going to let me at the grip.

But there's just something different to being a fighter than an athlete. Because

in the striking, she's going to determine the pace in this fight, not

Kaylee. The thing with Amanda is that no one can mimic her. There's no girl you

can bring in the gym that can do what Amanda can do.

It's not just like a really good grappler.

A really good striker.

She comes with all of it combined.

There you go.

and with the champion mindset.

Keep going, keep going.

I just don't see a situation where Kayla's gonna beat Amanda in this fight.

Get in the chair, get in the chair. Keep going, there you go.

The fight against Kayla is perfect because she's a champion now.

And this is the fight that I like.

Keep going, there you go.

Fight that's challenging me.

And have my hand raised, I bet since my guard is gonna be.

The heaps thing ever.

There is only one lion in the jungle.

Let's go.

There is a new bantamweight queen.

One of the most decorated combat sports athletes of all time.

At UFC 334, I defend my belt against the greatest of all time.

An absolute chuggernaut.

I'm going to go out there and I'm going to instill my will one round at a time,

one minute at a time, one exchange at a time, one breath at a time.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist, unbelievable physical strength and

grappling dominance.

She's won everything time and time again.

That's all she has known.

The queen has arrived!

And I'm going to come out and instill.

The greatest women's mixed martial arts athlete of all time.

I have all the advantage against her.

I can knock her out.

She can knock you dead on the feet.

And I can grapple. To do what she has done for as long as she has done it, she

is just next level.

Become a champion again is going to be amazing.

The best women's fighter of all time.

She can add once again to an already massive legacy.

We'll see the super fight of all super fights between Kayla Harrison and Amanda

Nunes. I'm ready.

I'm more than ready.

The battle for bantamweight supremacy paves the way for the main event for

undisputed heavyweight champion Cyril Ghosn. The most difficult puzzle in the

heavyweight division. The best heavyweight in the world. Faces his

first test against undefeated challenger Josh Hawkins.

The Incredible Hulk has no fear.

That guy believes he's the best in the world.

History will be made when the octagon returns to Madison Square Garden.

It does not get better than this. For UFC 334.