Amanda Nunes , the most dominant women's fighter in UFC history, says she is coming out of retirement.

Nunes (23-5) said she intends to fight the winner of Saturday's 135-pound championship bout between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison at UFC 316. The former two-weight UFC champion retired from MMA in June 2023, but has long teased at a potential return. Nunes, 37, will be in attendance at UFC 316 in Newark.

"I missed [fighting] so much," Nunes said during a fan Q & A on Friday. "My baby is big now. She didn't sleep much at night [as a baby] and I was concerned about that because we fighters need sleep. But now, my baby is bigger and I'm ready to go. Kayla or Julianna, I'm going to be ready."

Nunes and her partner, former UFC fighter Nina Ansaroff, have two children, born in 2020 a

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