Amanda Nunes’ 6-Year-Old Daughter Just Gave Her the Game Plan to Beat Kayla Harrison at UFC 334
Amanda Nunes is five days away from ending her retirement which has lasted nearly three-and-a-half years, and she already has a corner strategy courtesy of her six-year-old daughter, Raegan Nunes. In footage from the first episode of UFC 334 “Embedded,” Nunes’s child offered a hilarious and direct game plan for how her mother should handle Kayla Harrison at Madison Square Garden.
Raegan’s instructions were neither subtle nor academic.
“Punch her in the face,” she said, before adding, “Then, get close and hit her in the cheek with your knee.”
The six-year-old then clarified her broader wishes for the rivalry, stating, “I wish for my mom to get the belt every fight, and Kayla loses every fight.”
UFC 334 Co-Main Stakes
Nunes, widely regarded as the greatest women’s fighter of all time, returns from a retirement that began in June 2023 to challenge her former American Top Team stablemate for the bantamweight title.
Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, captured the belt by submitting Julianna Pena at UFC 316 before the Nunes faceoff was set.
The fight itself carries genuine historical weight and holds significant potential to be the biggest women’s MMA fight of the year.
Nunes last competed at UFC 289 in June 2023, where she defeated Irene Aldana and then vacated the bantamweight title while announcing her retirement. Her return was originally scheduled for January at UFC 324, but Harrison withdrew after undergoing neck surgery.
The delay stretched Nunes’ layoff to 1,253 days by the time she enters the cage at MSG.
Against that backdrop, a first-grader’s advice to her mom to simply punch and knee the champion in the face carries a certain uncomplicated charm. Raegan’s game plan distilled the matchup into terms a child could understand: hit the opponent, win the UFC championship belt.
A Child’s Hilarious Scouting Report
Whether Raegan’s advice reflects any actual tactical insight is, of course, beside the point.
Nunes has built a career on precise striking and forward pressure, so a knee in the clinch against a grappling specialist like Harrison is not an unreasonable concept, even if the delivery came from a six-year-old rather than a cornerman.
The “Embedded” cameras simply captured that children absorb the language of competition long before they understand its consequences. The vlog captured the unusual juxtaposition of a mother preparing for a career-defining fight while her innocent daughter simply calls for a violent finish, much like any average UFC fan.
Nunes has not fought since June 2023, and Harrison has not competed since winning the belt. Both enter UFC 334 with long layoffs and something to prove.
Harrison enters as champion but not without questions. The neck injury required surgical intervention, and the extended layoff has loomed over her first title defense.
Nunes, for her part, has told UFC’s “Deep Waters” program that a victory would not be a one-and-done farewell.
“You’ve got to defend the belt,” she said on the “Deep Waters” show. “You’ve got to defend the belt for sure. And then we’re going to see.”
On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, Nunes will either validate her daughter’s confidence or crush her heart. Either way, Raegan has already delivered the most quotable game plan of fight week.
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This story was originally published by Athlon on Nov 10, 2026, where it first appeared in the MMA section. Add Athlon as a Preferred Source by clicking here.