The UFC has lined up its safety net for its biggest women's fight of the fall. According to uol.com.br, Joselyne Edwards has been named the backup fighter for Kayla Harrison's bantamweight title defense against Amanda Nunes at UFC 334, set for November 14th at Madison Square Garden. Edwards is no afterthought. She was last in the cage on April 25th, taking a unanimous decision over Norma Dumont, and that recent win is likely a big reason she got the call to be on standby in New York. Harrison, the current champion, enters as the betting favorite at minus 192, with her own Elo sitting at 1571 across three bouts. Our model gives her a 61 percent edge in what it calls a slight confidence pick. Nunes sits at plus 169 on the odds board, with the model giving her a 39 percent chance. Whichever way that fight breaks, Edwards now looms as the fighter who could be a phone call away from a short notice title opportunity. UFC 334 headlines a stacked November for the promotion. The month opens with a Fight Night at the UFC Apex this coming Saturday before UFC 334 takes over Madison Square Garden, with what uol.com.br reports will be two title fights on the card. For a division already thin at the top, having its number two contender on deck for championship weekend only raises the stakes if anything unexpected happens before fight night.
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This story ran in the November 1, 2026 edition of the daily show.
