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Ultimate Fighting Championship the women’s bantamweight champion withdrew from the planned title defense Amanda Nunes at
UFC 324 in January to have surgery for a herniated disc in my neck. On the “Deep Waters” podcast, Harrison discussed the physical and mental challenges of his recovery.
Kayla Harrison recalls doubts about feeling like herself again ahead of Amanda Nunes title fight at UFC 334
Harrison described the operation as the most serious of the four operations he has undergone in the past four years.
“I feel great,” Harrison said. “Honestly, it was tough at first. I think it was more physically, but mentally. It was such a big operation and I was ten years without surgery. I had reconstructive knee surgery between the two Olympics and then ten years without surgery. But in the last four years, I’ve had four surgeries, one at a time. It was again the most serious point that it’s gone, and I’m back? where I asked if I’ll ever feel like myself again, but I’m back.
Harrison said he’s ready to come back. He will meet with Nunes at UFC 334 November 14 in New York.
“I had to fight like hell to get through that neck surgery and just mentally to get back to a place where I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m the dumbass,’ and like, this is it for me,” Harrison added. “I don’t need the money. I don’t care; we could do it at ATT (America’s Top Team). It’s just for me. I want to go there and see what I’m made of.
