Kayla Harrison lately signed with the UFC and is ready to make her promotional debut at UFC 300 towards Holly Holm. Harrison will go down not one, however two weight lessons to compete within the 135-pound division.
Many have questioned Harrison’s credentials and skill to compete on the highest stage going into her UFC debut. Lately, her supervisor, Ali Abdelaziz, took to X (previously Twitter) to subject an announcement reiterating his help for her:
“I’m amazed what number of champions, medium member haters speaking about @KaylaH she work tougher than any of her competitors Good luck attempt to work tougher than her she earned all the pieces she [has] a April 13 All exhausting work”
Try Abdelaziz’s tweet right here:
Kayla Harrison is heading into the bout on the again of a win over Aspen Ladd within the PFL, the place she used to compete. She holds an expert report of 16-1, along with her solely loss coming to Larissa Pacheco, an opponent she has two wins over.
Harrison can be a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo. She brings a dominant grappling sport to the desk and has an imposing model that just one opponent has been in a position to clear up to date.
An x-factor heading into her UFC debut is the matter of weight. It is unclear how Harrison will carry out or how a lot the lower right down to bantamweight will have an effect on her.
Kayla Harrison responds to Cris Cyborg, says her objective is to “be UFC champ”
After Kayla Harrison signed with the UFC, any hopes of a showdown with Cris Cyborg have been gone. A matchup between the 2 was anticipated by many to go down however sadly it by no means ended up coming to fruition.
Cris Cyborg has since gone on a social media tirade towards Harrison, accusing her of ducking the struggle. In a current tweet, she wrote:
“Beginning to perceive why @KaylaH tried to go away the @PFLMMA each instances she turned a free agent. @DonnDavisPFL @PeteMurrayPFL”
Kayla Harrison took discover of the tweet and issued her personal response. She mentioned:
“Shocked to search out myself unblocked! Keep in mind the primary time I used to be a free agent? I got here attempting to find you. Be grateful I’m gone. My objective is to be UFC champ. Don’t use me on your video games.”