After revealing in April that she intended to come out of retirement to challenge the UFC 316 title fight winner, Nunes' dance partner was solidified Saturday when Kayla Harrison captured the women's bantamweight title from Julianna Peña at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Julianna Peña expects to still be in the championship conversation whenever she returns to action. “The Venezuelan Vixen” fell short in the first defense of her second bantamweight championship reign Saturday at UFC 316,

Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes: No need for fantasy matchmaking, Harrison vs. Nunes is on the horizon. It's the only fight worth making in an otherwise stagnant division. UFC's most accomplished Olympian fights MMA's most accomplished female fighter, and there's history between them. This fight can't come soon enough.