Amanda Nunes has kept a low profile as she ramps up for her return from retirement against Kayla Harrison at UFC 324. But nearly one month from the superfight, she has offered a glimpse into her training camp.
Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) posted a photo to social media Monday showing off her physique as she enters the final stretch of preparation to challenge Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) for the women’s bantamweight title in the Jan. 24 co-headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Paramount+).
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Standing alongside “The Lioness” was one person who is familiar to Harrison. In fact, she handed the two-time Olympic champion and two-time PFL champion her only career loss.
Two-time PFL champion Larissa Pacheco, who defeated Harrison by unanimous decision for the 2022 PFL lightweight championship, is working with Nunes ahead of UFC 324, according to a new photo shared by the UFC Hall of Famer (via Instagram):
Although Pacheco got the nod over Harrison in the third meeting, the result came after a pair of losses in their previous encounters.
Harrison, 35, defeated Pacheco by unanimous decision for the 2019 PFL lightweight championship, which was preceded by another unanimous decision win in May 2019.
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Pacheco, 31, for her part, recently split from PFL and hasn’t competed since her defeat to Cris Cyborg in October 2024.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 324: Amanda Nunes trains with only woman to beat Kayla Harrison
