Plenty of people tore into Amanda Nunes after UFC 334. Dana White was not one of them.
Nunes challenged Kayla Harrison for the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event at Madison Square Garden. She looked sharp on the feet in the first round. Things unraveled from there as Nunes kept trying to grapple with Harrison, and Harrison submitted her in the fourth round.
Dana White Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 334
I don’t know if that was necessarily her strategy [trying to outgrapple Harrison], I don’t know. Every fighter, in lots of combat sports, who take three years off, they have a hard time of coming back and looking good. I thought Amanda did look good tonight.
Dana White on the Clinch Battle
White admitted Nunes was always going to face an uphill climb in close quarters.
You’re gonna get in a clinch, and Kayla Harrison is not the one you wanna be in the clinch with. I actually think Nunes did pretty good in the clinch, considering the credentials of Kayla Harrison.
He also tipped his cap to the champion for pouncing on her moment.
Man, when she got the opportunity to take her back, she grabbed her up as quick as you possibly could and beat her the way that she needed to beat Amanda Nunes.
The fight marked Nunes’ return after roughly three years away from the Octagon. It ended with Harrison retaining her title and adding one of the greatest of all time to her resume.
