Rogan On Nunes' Standup Edge Over Harrison
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Joe Rogan sees a clear striking gap favoring Amanda Nunes when she faces Kayla Harrison for the bantamweight title Saturday at UFC 334 in New York.
The podcast host dissected the co-main event on a recent Joe Rogan Experience episode, flagging red flags for both competitors. Harrison spent 2026 on the shelf after neck surgery that replaced a disc, while Nunes has not stepped into the cage since her June 2023 stoppage of Irene Aldana at UFC 289. Rogan questioned whether ring rust would catch up to the Brazilian or whether her championship pedigree would carry her through, per MMA Mania.
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What Nunes' Cyborg Knockout Tells Us
Rogan cited Nunes' 2018 demolition of Cris Cyborg as evidence of her punching threat. "Some people just have weird power," he said. That finish remains one of the defining moments in women's MMA history, and Rogan believes Harrison has never faced anyone who hits like the former two-division champion.
Harrison brings two Olympic judo golds and a dominant run through Professional Fighters League before capturing UFC gold. The two trained together at American Top Team before Harrison switched camps, adding personal stakes to a bout some observers are calling the greatest women's fight ever booked.
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UFC 334 airs Saturday night with Harrison versus Nunes positioned ahead of the Ciryl Gane and Josh Hokit heavyweight main event.
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