Kayla Harrison lived as much as the hype at UFC 300 this previous weekend (April 13, 2024).
An early scare from a reversed judo throw was about as a lot adversity as the previous two-time Skilled Fighters League (PFL) Light-weight champion confronted in opposition to Holly Holm in her Octagon debut. Harrison nonetheless overwhelmed “The Preacher’s Daughter” in that opening spherical, formally out-striking her 56 whole strikes to seven, per UFC Stats. In the end, Harrison, 33, rinsed and repeated the trouble in spherical two en path to a rear-naked choke victory (watch highlights).
A number of questions surrounded Harrison forward of what was additionally her first combat at Bantamweight. The burden lower wasn’t straightforward, Harrison admitted after making the 136-pound mark this previous Friday (April 14, 2024). Now 17-1 after the Holm win, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in Judo has had her document and degree of competitors questioned all through everything of her PFL run. Nonetheless, PFL Founder, Donn Davis, believes the efficiency solely proved what he and the corporate have all the time believed.
“Kayla is @PFLMMA Champion … so no shock her dominant UFC debut win,” Davis tweeted. “@KaylaH destroyed @HollyHolm former @UFC Champion and #2 rank. PFL Champions – can beat anybody.”
Harrison closed out her PFL profession on a constructive be aware on the PFL 2023 Championship in November 2023. A unanimous resolution nod over former UFC Bantamweight contender, Aspen Ladd, obtained Harrison again within the win column after she suffered her solely profession loss to Larissa Pacheco within the finals of the 2022 Light-weight season (watch highlights).
The one-sided displaying in opposition to Holm units Harrison up properly to be proper within the championship dialog for her subsequent outing. There may additionally be the potential to entice a G.O.A.T. (best of all time) again into the Octagon, if fortunate.
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