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Judo Champion Kayla Harrison Reveals She Has Five Herniated Discs: “Couldn’t Lift My Arm”

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October 14, 2026

UFC champion Kayla Harrison has detailed the neck surgery that threatened her preparation for her November 14 fight with Amanda Nunes. On a recent podcast, she said she learned she had five herniated discs only after she was on the operating table, having expected a different procedure: It was rough at the beginning… I went […]

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