Kayla Harrison It lived up to the hype at UFC 300 last weekend (April 13, 2024).
The early fear of judo's reverse throw was as much adversity as the former two-time Professional Fighters League (PFL) lightweight champion faced. holly holm In his Octagon debut. According to UFC stats, Harrison still dominated “The Preacher's Daughter” in that opening round, officially outscoring her total strikes of 56 by seven. In the end, the 33-year-old Harrison washed out and repeated the move in the second round, winning with a rear-naked choke (see highlights).
Ahead of her first fight at bantamweight, Harrison had several questions. Harrison admitted that losing weight wasn't easy for her after she hit the 136-pound mark last Friday (April 14, 2024). After her victory over Holm, the two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, who is now 17-1 after her win over Holm, has maintained her record and level of competition throughout her time in the PFL. is being questioned. However, PFL founders don davisbelieves this performance just proved what he and the company have always believed.
“Kayla is the @PFLMMA Champion…so it's no surprise that she had a dominant UFC debut win,” Davis said. tweeted. “@KaylaH defeated former @UFC champion and #2 ranked @HollyHolm. PFL Champion – Can beat anyone.”
Harrison ended his PFL career on a high note with the PFL 2023 Championship in November 2023. In a unanimous decision over the former UFC bantamweight contender, Aspen Laddreturning Harrison to the win column after suffering the only loss of his career. Larissa Pacheco 2022 Lightweight Season Finals (see highlights).
After a lopsided result against Holm, Harrison is ready to make his name in contention for the championship in his next appearance. If we're lucky, we might even be able to lure the GOAT (greatest of all time) back into the Octagon.
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