“I want these two belts for sure, and I want my name in the UFC Hall of Fame, in the Performance Institute in Las Vegas,” Amanda Nunes declared back in 2018, ahead of her legendary clash with Cris Cyborg at UFC 232. Fast forward to 2025, and ‘The Lioness’ has checked every box on that ambitious wishlist. She became the first and only female two-division UFC champion so far, had her name etched into the walls of the UFC PI, and now—crowning it all—she’s earned her rightful place among the legends as a UFC Hall of Famer at UFC 314.

After Dominick Reyes knocked out Nikita Krylov with a beautiful punch in the very first round, the UFC administration announced that former dual-weight champion Amanda Nunes would be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. ‘The Lioness’ was the first Brazilian women’s champ as well as the only female athlete to hold two belts at the same time in her career.

In addition to that, Amanda Nunes became the third female Hall of Famer inductee in UFC history after Ronda Rousey and Joanna Jędrzejczyk. The 2025 class of the UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place as a part of the 13th Annual UFC International Fight Week on June 26 at T-Mobile Arena.

However, there’s a growing dilemma: the promotion doesn’t usually recognize active fighters as UFC Hall of Famers and it’s the retirees who make the cut. Amanda Nunes is retired from the sport. However, she has expressed her willingness to make a comeback. At the UFC 316 media day promotion, when one of the reporters asked the UFC CEO about Nunes’s comeback, the White looked at ‘The Lioness’ before saying, “Do I think Amanda Nunes fights again? She just said yes.”

Dana White ascertained that Amanda Nunes is showing interest in making a return to the Octagon. Wasting no time, her former rival Julianna Peña seized the mic to remind everyone that she knew this moment was coming, “Which means that booing her in Canada was right because I knew she was retiring too early, just like Dana said, and just like you guys are all seeing. She’s not done.”

She further added, “She’s just sitting there on the sidelines to see what happens because she didn’t want to fight that trilogy fight I was asking for.” Whether it’s a trilogy fight or a battle against Kayla Harrison, Amanda Nunes seems like she’s thinking about taking on anyone for her comeback. However, can she fight again because she has been inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame under the modern wing? Let us have a look at it.

Amanda Nunes’s comeback dilemma solved

Amanda Nunes took retirement from the world of MMA after her last battle against Irene Aldana at UFC 289. However, it appears that ‘The Lioness’ wants to come back to the hunt again, but can she fight considering she has been inducted to the HoFer status? Well, let us take you down memory lane. Remember the blazing ​Randy Couture? ‘The natural’ was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on June 24, 2006, during the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 3.

The fighter made a remarkable return to the sport in March 2007. At 44 years old, he stepped back into the UFC and captured the heavyweight title with a stunning victory over Tim Sylvia. Another example of this situation is Mark Coleman, who was inducted to HoFer status back on March 1, 2008, during UFC 82. However, a year later, he made a comeback to fight against Maurício “Shogun” Rua at UFC 92.

Interestingly, former featherweight GOAT José Aldo is also competing, despite being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame back in 2023. Looking at these examples, it is clear that Amanda Nunes will be able to fight, and now we have to wait for the conclusion of the Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison fight. Given that, what are your thoughts on the hubbub? State upur opinion in the comments below.