White Confirms Harrison-Nunes Rematch At 145

UFC president Dana White is open to booking a featherweight rematch between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes despite the division not officially existing anymore.

White told reporters at the UFC 334 post-fight press conference that he would stage the fight at 145 pounds following Harrison's fourth-round submission of Nunes in the co-main event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 14, according to MMA Mania. Asked directly if he would consider an immediate rematch at featherweight, White said: "Sure, yeah. I'd do it again."

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Harrison Floated 145-Pound Rematch Before UFC 334

Harrison proposed the scenario before UFC 334, telling reporters she would give Nunes an automatic rematch at featherweight after defending her bantamweight title. The 36-year-old previously competed at lightweight and featherweight before dropping to 135 pounds for her UFC run. She told media after the Nunes win that she has "a lot of decisions to make" about her future, adding that she tells herself "never again" every time she cuts weight.

The UFC shuttered its women's featherweight division after Nunes retired in June 2023 while holding both the bantamweight and featherweight titles. The promotion never crowned a replacement champion or maintained official rankings at 145 pounds. White confirmed he would consider staging the rematch at featherweight but stopped short of saying whether the organization would officially resurrect the title.

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Nunes, 38, returned from more than three years away specifically to challenge Harrison but did not speak to media after the loss. Whether either fighter competes again remains an open question. Harrison has teased retirement multiple times and said before UFC 334 she could walk away satisfied. If both return, the rematch could bring the dormant featherweight belt back to life.

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• MMA Mania — Back from the dead? Dana White open to Kayla Harrison-Amanda Nunes rematch at 145 — ‘I’d do it again’