Kayla Harrison was emotional during her statement confirming her having to pull out of UFC 324.

Harrison was supposed to defend her bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes next Saturday, but a neck injury forced her out of the bout. Following the news, Harrison took to Instagram and shared an emotional video of her statement.

“Hi, guys. I just wanted to give a bit of an update on my end,” Harrison said on Instagram. “This is a tough one. I had to have surgery on my neck yesterday here in New York City with the specialist, Dr. Kim. So in lieu of that, obviously we’re going to have to reschedule the fight. And I just want to say I’m sorry, I’m sorry to Amanda. I was really looking forward to it.

“And I just want to thank everyone. I want to thank the UFC for taking such good care of me. Dr. D, and Jen, and the whole team over there. I want to thank Dr. Kimmy here in New York for seeing me. And taking such good care of me. I want to thank my mom, who’s taking care of my kids at home. I want to thank all my coaches at American Top Team and all my teammates.”

Kayla Harrison vows to come back soon

Harrison was visibly upset, shedding tears as she made the statement, while also wearing a neck brace as well.

Despite having surgery yesterday, Harrison vowed she would be back soon but is upset she can’t fight Nunes next weekend.

“This is day one of recovery and the road back starts now,” Harrison added. “I don’t know God’s plans. I know He knows that this is my dream. So I gotta praise him in the mountains and I gotta praise him in the valleys, so I’m grateful for this. I hope that it brings me closer to Him and that He uses this story in a mighty way. So, that’s it. I’m sorry, guys. I’ll be back soon. I’ll be back soon.”

Kayla Harrison is 19-1 as a pro and coming off a submission win over Julianna Pena to win the bantamweight title.