Harrison posted a video on social media to address the withdrawal to undergo neck surgery and apologize to Nunes.
“This is a tough one,” Harrison said. “I had to have surgery on my neck yesterday here in New York City with the specialist, Dr. Kim. So in lieu of that, obviously we’re going to have to reschedule the fight. And I just want to say I’m sorry, I’m sorry to Amanda. I was really looking forward to it.
“And I just want to thank everyone. I want to thank the UFC for taking such good care of me, Dr. D and Jen and the whole team over there. I want to thank Dr. Kimmy here in New York for seeing me and taking such good care of me. I want to thank my mom, who’s taking care of my kids at home. I want to thank all my coaches at American Top Team and all my teammates.”
Harrison is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo and ex-PFL champion who’s undefeated since joining the UFC and became champion by beating Julianna Pena in 2025.
The ATT star did not provide an update for a return to the octagon, and the promotion has yet to announce if “The Lioness” will face another opponent in the meantime.
“This is day one of recovery and the road back starts now,” Harrison said. “I don’t know God’s plans. I know He knows that this is my dream so I gotta praise him in the mountains and I gotta praise him in the valleys, so I’m grateful for this. I hope that it brings me closer to Him and that He uses this story in a mighty way. So, that’s it. I’m sorry, guys. I’ll be back soon. I’ll be back soon.”
UFC 324 will be headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight belt, and now features Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong as the co-main event attraction.
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