Nine months after suffering a serious cervical spine injury that forced him to withdraw from the UFC 324 main event. Amanda Nunes and undergo emergency surgery, Kayla Harrison is back in training for the highly anticipated match.
“His injury was very serious. He had to undergo surgery and spent several months out of training, but he made a great recovery and returned to full training three weeks ago for the fight, which is scheduled to take place on November 14 in New York,” he added.
America’s Top Team muay thai coach Anderson told Franca Sherdog.
Kayla Harrison resumes full training nine months after cervical spine injury
The two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and UFC women’s bantamweight champion faces Nunes, a former two-division UFC champion who is widely considered the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all time.
Interestingly, Franca was also one of the key trainers in the Nunes camp for their 2018 fight. Cris Cyborg.
“Amanda was considered an underdog against Cyborg and we trained a lot for that fight. I would say the win was the second biggest thrill of my career after that. Edson Barbozais retired. But we are professionals. Now I’m on the other side, God willing, helping Kayla beat him,” Franca said.
Franca also praised Harrison’s determination and described the match as more than a championship fight.
“Kayla is an Olympian who is driven by challenges. She wants to be known as the greatest of all time, and to achieve that she knows she has to beat Amanda, who is considered the Goat today. So this is more than a belt. This is a fight for legacy and it’s decided by the smallest details. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes walks away with the title.”
