As Kayla Harrison prepares to face Amanda Nunes in the UFC 334 co-main event, a lot of the focus for the fight is going to center around them previously training together at American Top Team and even sharing the same coaches at times.
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UFC 329 live blog: Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista 2
Published
4 months agoon
This is the UFC 329 live blog for Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista 2, the main card bantamweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In his most recent outing, Sandhagen (18-6) finally got his chance to compete for the UFC bantamweight title. Unfortunately for Sandhagen, he was outworked by then-champion Merab Dvalishvili, and now finds himself having to climb back up the stacked contender ladder. He has won four of his past six fights, with victories over ranked opponents Deiveson Figueiredo, Rob Font, Marlon Vera, and Song Yadong.
Bautista (17-3) is chasing his own championship dreams having won nine of his past 10 fights. His chances of a title shot took a hot with a loss to Umar Nurmagomedov, but he rebounded with an impressive second-round submission of Vinicius Oliveira in a headlining spot this past February. He seeks revenge against Sandhagen after “The Sandman†defeated him by submission in his short-notice debut in 2019.
Check out the UFC 329 live blog for Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista 2 below.
Round 1: Herb Dean in the cage for this key bantamweight clash. Bautista fires away a head kick in the first seconds. Sandhagen circles around and catches a kick. Sandhagen lands a high kick and hurts Bautista. Bautista body locks and drags Sandhagen across the cage and next to the fence but Sandhagen denies the takedown. Sandhagen now has Bautista against the fence before they go back to the center and separate. Sandhagen switching stances non-stop and they exchange punches. Sandhagen with a right hand to the body, and Bautista with leg kicks. Head kick for Sandhagen. And one left hand to the head. Bautista misses two heavy punches but a third one connects, a left hook. And a right hand now. They land punches at the same time but Sandhagen hits harder. Good combination for Bautista before getting the takedown and taking Sandhagen's back, going for the kneebar, but round comes to and end. Close, fun round. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Bautista.
Round 2: Sandhagen is limping as round two stars. Bautista's kneebar did some damage there, certainly. Sandhagen's key in round one was movement and he's not the same now. He still can land a one-two combo of punches, though. Bautista with a left leg kick, and they exchange punches now. Bautista being patient now and Sandhagen forced to slow down. Good left hand for Bautista now, who gets Sandhagen against the fence for a brief moment. Sandhagen denies him another takedown attempt. Sandhagen eye pokes Bautista but he opts to continue fighting. They clinch, and Sandhagen connects a left elbow. There's blood coming down over Bautista's right eye. Despite the injured leg, Sandhagen managed to land more significant strikes than Bautista in this round. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Sandhagen (19-19).
Round 3: Cornerman puts knee on Sandhagen's left knee but he tells them in between rounds he's good. Bautista hurts him early with a left hook! Sandhagen is down! Sandhagen attacks the leg and that slow down Bautista's ground and pound. They're back up now. Takedown for Bautista now, and he has Sandhagen's back. Sandhagen still manages to get back to his feet. Sandhagen chasing Bautista but misses all his punches. Bautista fires back. Bautista again with the takedown, but can't hold him down for long or do much with it. Bautista relentless with his wrestling. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Bautista (29-28 Bautista).
Official result: Mario Bautista def. Cory Sandhagen via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
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MMA fighter Jindrich Janecka resuscitated after cardiac arrest in cage
Published
8 hours agoon
November 12, 2026
Skalický neuvěřitelný, JaneÄka se tam držel
sÃlou vůle. JeÅ¡tÄ› dÄ›lat angliÄáky mezi koly, to fakt nechceÅ¡ 😀
Poprve, co padlo KO v 15s v tom stand and bang Å¡Ãlenstvà #CageGame2
https://t.co/uZiV7zL0Hm— Pavel Trbušek (@PTrbusek)
November 11, 2026
Jindrich Janecka went into
cardiac arrest during his bout against Tomas
Skalicky at Cage Game 2, according to Oktagon
MMA chief medic Norbert Bidrman.
Janecka appeared hurt after a kick to the body and was later
knocked out by a punch. The bout took place under Oktagon MMA's
stand-and-bang rules, which prohibit ground fighting.
Oktagon MMA chief medic describes CPR, defibrillation and
Janecka regaining consciousness at Cage Game 2
Bidrman said the medical team performed CPR, delivered a shock and
administered oxygen. Janecka regained consciousness in the cage and
was able to speak with the team before an ambulance took him to the
hospital. Bidrman said a blow to the chest may have triggered an
abnormal heart rhythm, but the cause had not been confirmed.
“I'm the head medic here at Oktagon. We just had a very emergency
situation here, where one of the fighters, specifically Jindra,
went into a sudden cardiac arrest. After some cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, we delivered a shock. He was given oxygen and
brought back to life. He is fully oriented to place, time, and
person. And BRNO, the ambulance service, whom we greatly thank for
arriving on time, has taken him over, and he is now already at the
hospital. Jindra, I want to repeat, was already fully conscious in
the cage. He was communicating with us. And now we just want to
find the cause of why this happened. Most likely this could have
been some kind of arrhythmia caused by a blow to the chest that he
received earlier,†Bidrman said in a statement shared on X.
Statement from OKTAGON’s Chief Medical
Officer following intervention in the CAGE GAME 2 main event.
https://t.co/12bOzb93rg— OKTAGON (@OktagonOfficial)
November 11, 2026
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UFC 334 | Pro fighters make their picks for Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes title fight
Published
18 hours agoon
November 11, 2026

The UFC heads to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, for UFC 334. In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison defends her women's bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes. Heading into the bout, Harrison is a -196 favorite while the former champ is a +152 underdog on FanDuel.
Ahead of the bout at UFC 334, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the women's bantamweight title fight. The pros believe Nunes will upset Harrison in her return and reclaim the bantamweight title.
BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes:
Julian Erosa, UFC featherweight: I think Nunes. She has less muscle than Harrison, and muscle takes oxygen, and I think Nunes wins in the later rounds.
Dustin Jacoby, UFC light heavyweight: This is a good fight. Amanda is coming back, so there are some questions, and she has the knockout power. But, I do think Kayla will get the win with her wrestling.
Gillian Robertson, UFC strawweight: Amanda. I've trained with and known her for a long time, so I might be bias. But I do think she is the greatest woman in combat sports, and I think Amanda won't be scared of Kayla's judo and will be aggressive on the feet with her striking.
Mario Bautista, UFC bantamweight: I think Amanda Nunes gets the win. Kayla cuts a lot of weight, and I do worry about that with how hard Amanda hits.
Modestas Bukauskas, UFC light heavyweight: A very tough fight to pick. Kayla has been great in the UFC, but I can never pick against Amanda. Although she does have a layoff, I think she wins.
Terrance McKinney, UFC lightweight: I think Kayla Harrison wins. She will be able to take Amanda down, and Nunes will get tired as we have seen in the past. Kayla defends her belt.
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Fighters picking Kayla Harrison: Dustin Jacoby, Terrance McKinney
Fighters picking Amanda Nunes: Julian Erosa, Gillian Robertson, Mario Bautista, Modestas Bukauskas
ICYMI: Pro fighters also made their picks for the UFC 334 main event featuring Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit.
Who do you think will win the UFC 334 co-main event between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes?
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM
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Kayla Harrison’s coach downplays past experience with Amanda Nunes playing any real part in UFC 334 fight
Published
1 day agoon
November 11, 2026
But Mike Brown, who previously coached Nunes and has served as Harrison's head coach since the first day she stepped foot in the gym, says that narrative is really being blown out of proportion. While Brown knows that Harrison and Nunes crossed paths from time to time, they were never that close long before they were scheduled to compete for the women's bantamweight championship.
“It's a big gym,†Brown told MMA Fighting. “There's a lot of training partners. They weren't training partners that often. Very seldom.â€
Of course, Brown gets pulled into that conversation a lot because he did coach both fighters but even that doesn't really cause a conflict of interest. At least in his book.
“I have a job,†Brown explained. “I work for Kayla and I work for ATT. That's my job. I trained with Amanda, but I was never her official head coach. But I did work with her for a handful of fights.
“But this is business. It's a big fight, and they're both going to make a bunch of money and everyone is in a good situation.â€
Now Brown obviously has an intimate knowledge about the good, the bad and the ugly working with both fighters but even that doesn't necessarily serve as an advantage.
Nunes left American Top Team, and effectively started her own gym, and that's continued as she prepares for her comeback from retirement. But Brown knows that Harrison and Nunes both have enough footage out there that the strategy come Saturday night isn't going to be some revolutionary change from what each has done in the past.
“I think they both each other's strengths and weaknesses,†Brown said. “Amanda's a big power puncher and everyone knows that. Kayla is a world class grappler and a multiple world champion, a world champion in judo, so there's no secrets in what each fighter's going to want to do.
“I don't think you would have had to coach them to figure that out. I think everyone knows what everyone wants to do here. It comes down to who can implement their game plan.â€
Since the day she started in the sport, Harrison has long talked about defining her legacy by becoming the greatest of all-time.
With two Olympic gold medals in judo along with a UFC championship and several PFL championships, Harrison could already make a compelling argument as the greatest combat sports athlete in history.
That said, Brown acknowledges that Nunes' accolades are undeniable and adding that win to her resume should help separate Harrison from any past competition when it comes to that greatest of all-time conversation.
“I believe so just because of her track record,†Brown said about Harrison. “Her near perfect record. Amanda's beaten every champion I believe at 135 except for Kayla. She's beat every champ that's ever been at the weight. That's pretty damn impressive except for Kayla. Obviously, she's done more in the sport than Kayla, but Kayla's record is near perfect. One blemish with [Larissa] Pacheco in their third fight. She had beat her twice before that.
“She's clearly head and shoulders above the competition. She also has a very high finish rate I would consider her the greatest of all-time if she wins this fight.â€
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