Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champ Kayla Harrison is starting the long road to recovery.
News broke Wednesday that Harrison, 35, required and underwent surgery on her herniated disc(s) in her neck. This ejected her from her co-main event championship tilt at UFC 324 against all-time great Amanda Nunes. Rather than slot in a replacement for Nunes on ultra-short notice, the organization will table the bout until later.
This withdrawal marks the first time that Harrison has pulled out of a fight in her pro career that started in 2018.