Norma Dumont is pissed off with the shortage of motion in her division.
Regardless of sitting on a six-fight win streak and a 9-2 document beneath the UFC banner, Dumont seems to be no nearer to a title struggle than she was earlier than beating fellow top-five-ranked contender Ketlen Vieira in November.
Throughout a latest interview with MMA Junkie, ‘The Immortal’ seemingly positioned a lot of that blame on former champ-champ Amanda Nunes, who introduced her return to the Octagon final yr following her retirement in 2023.
“I believed Amanda was again to actually struggle and struggle whoever, and now it’s all about that little subject they’ve between outdated staff members and no matter their downside is, and my profession will get caught due to this,” Dumont mentioned. “So it’s actually irritating.”
The “little subject” Dumont referenced is a bit of lingering drama between Nunes and her former American High Staff teammate and reigning UFC bantamweight champion, Kayla Harrison.
For a lot of their time coaching collectively, Harrison was busy operating by the PFL’s light-weight division. However as her star continued to rise, the two-time Olympic gold medalist began calling for high-profile fights with the likes of Cris Cyborg and Nunes.
Recognizing that their brewing rivalry would inevitably trigger a divide at ATT, Nunes left the health club and finally walked away from the game following a dominant title protection towards Irene Aldana at UFC 289.
Norma Dumont thinks it’s time to ‘clear up’ the division
With Harrison rising to the highest of the 135-pound division in her absence, Nunes is decided to return again and reclaim her crown. The 2 had been initially scheduled to sq. off at UFC 324 for the promotion’s massive Paramount+ debut, however a neck injury pressured Harrison out of the bout.
Sadly, that’s left Dumont and far of the division in limbo.
“Clear it up, , and get new blood in there rather than the those that occupy these rankings and spend a yr or two years with out preventing,” Dumont continued, providing up an answer for the shortage of motion. “That’s what retains the whole lot caught. In an ideal world, these women want to maneuver on and provides a possibility for brand spanking new fighters.”
Dumont presently sits because the third-ranked contender and, by all accounts, is subsequent in line for the winner of a yet-to-be-rescheduled conflict between Harrison and Nunes.
