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Kayla Harrison Chokes Out Amanda Nunes in the Fourth Round to Defend Her Title at UFC 334

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November 15, 2026

Kayla Harrison applies a rear-naked choke to Amanda Nunes during their UFC bantamweight title fight at Madison Square Garden

Kayla Harrison has her defining win. The two-time Olympic gold medalist defended the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event of UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, submitting the returning Amanda Nunes with a rear-naked choke at 1:29 of the fourth round.

Nunes, the former two-division champion widely regarded as the greatest female fighter of all time, came out of a retirement of more than three years and looked sharp early. In each of the first three rounds she struck well from distance in the opening exchanges, hurting Harrison more than once. But again and again, Nunes made the same curious decision: she tied up with the Olympic judoka, as if determined to prove she could beat Harrison at her own game.

Every time she did, Harrison made her pay. The champion twisted Nunes to the canvas in all three rounds and finished each frame in top position, working from side control and the crucifix while landing short punches and elbows. In the third, a big elbow opened a cut on Nunes’ forehead, and Harrison went to the championship rounds clearly ahead.

The finish came fast in the fourth. Harrison caught a Nunes kick, spilled her to the canvas and chased her down, taking the back and flattening her out before the two had even fully hit the ground. The choke was in deep, and Nunes tapped, just the second submission loss of her career.

“I am still in shock,” Harrison said in the cage afterward. The defense was her first, and it came in her first fight back after a layoff of nearly 18 months following neck surgery. Harrison moves to 20-1 overall and 4-0 in the UFC. Nunes, her former American Top Team training partner, falls to 23-6, with her comeback stopped one win short of reclaiming the belt.

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Caio Borralho Grapples His Way Past Yousri Belgaroui in a Clean Sweep at UFC 334

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13 hours ago

November 15, 2026

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Caio Borralho punches Yousri Belgaroui during their middleweight fight at UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden

Caio Borralho took the kickboxer’s space away and never gave it back. The Brazilian middleweight shut out former GLORY kickboxing title contender Yousri Belgaroui at UFC 334 on Saturday night, winning a unanimous decision with three identical 30-27 scorecards in the final non-title fight of the main card at Madison Square Garden.

Borralho set the pattern in the first round. After Belgaroui landed an early body kick, Borralho charged in behind punches, dragged him down against the fence and jumped on his back, locking in a body triangle and attacking a neck crank. Belgaroui survived the crank and a later guillotine, but he spent the round defending from underneath.

The second round followed the same script. Belgaroui found moments with knees up the middle, but Borralho kept closing the distance, dragging him to the mat and pinning him in side control against the fence, landing elbows before the horn. In the third, Belgaroui landed his best shots of the fight, including a hard knee to the head, but Borralho answered with a right hand and sealed the round, and the fight, with one more takedown in the final minute.

Borralho’s five takedowns were a career best, and the grappling-heavy performance keeps him stationed in the top five at middleweight at 19-2. Afterward, he said he was done calling out former champion Dricus Du Plessis and instead lobbied for a rematch with Nassourdine Imavov, who handed him a decision loss in September 2025. He has now won back-to-back fights since that defeat.

Belgaroui falls to 11-4 and takes his first loss inside the Octagon, snapping a six-fight winning streak.

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