Teammate reveals Kayla Harrison already back in training two months after neck surgery
Kayla Harrison is wasting no time getting back to training after a tough blow to her career. The bantamweight champion opened up about how difficult it was to pull out of her title defence against Amanda Nunes, saying that a neck injury forced her to withdraw from the bout.
Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kayla Harrison is wasting no time getting back to training after a tough blow to her career. The bantamweight champion opened up about how difficult it was to pull out of her title defence against Amanda Nunes, saying that a neck injury forced her to withdraw from the bout. Harrison needed surgery on two discs in her neck, and the decision also ruled her out of the White House card in June.
Harrison’s manager revealed she couldn’t lift her arm before the surgery, but recent updates show she’s making good progress in her recovery. Kayla Harrison back at American Top Team, Johnny Eblen says Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Back in January, Kayla Harrison returned to American Top Team, showing the scar from her surgery as she caught up with coaches and teammates. One of those teammates, Johnny Eblen, has been preparing for his own return to action.
He’s set to headline PFL Pittsburgh against Bryan Battle on March 28. Eblen told Bloody Elbow in a March 20 interview that he had seen Harrison getting some work in earlier that day. “I literally just saw her today, gave her a big hug and she seems in good spirits,” he recalled.
“She’s training. I think she was doing like some strength and conditioning work, but she looks good, man. “You can’t tell that she had a surgery.