"The news about Kayla going through surgery and everything made me sad because I prepared myself a lot. My training camp was perfect. I was super prepared physically, mentally, spiritually. So it's hard not to get sad with all of that. But what can we do, right? That's not under our control. So now we just wait and see what the UFC is doing about that."
"People are talking about an interim belt or fighting someone else and everything, but guys, that's not happening. I only fight for the regular belt. If the UFC vacates the belt and finds an opponent, then I fight. But no interim belt for me. I also don't want to fight another opponent now. That's not an option. So let's see if we wait for Kayla or not. And see what's going to happen."
Kayla Harrison withdrew from UFC 324 more than a week before the event to undergo neck surgery, leaving Amanda Nunes without an opponent. Nunes completed a full training camp and expressed disappointment but acknowledged the situation is beyond her control. Nunes ended a prior retirement after UFC 289 and returned motivated by Harrison holding the bantamweight title. Nunes refuses to compete for an interim belt or accept a replacement opponent, insisting she will only fight for the regular undisputed title or if the belt is vacated. Nunes reports she is physically and mentally prepared, training hard at age 37 and eager to reclaim the belt.
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