Ahead of her long-awaited Octagon bow at UFC 300 in April, former PFL (Professional Fighters League) star, Kayla Harrison has been denied a shot at bantamweight gold off the back by current champion, Raquel Pennington, even if she topples common-foe and former champion, Holly Holm in her debut.
Harrison, a two-time PFL lightweight tournament winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist in Judo, is set to make her move debut in the Octagon in April – taking on former undisputed bantamweight champion, Holm in a high-stakes clash at the bantamweight limit.
Sidelined since last November, Ohio native, Harrison most recently turned in a one-sided unanimous decision win over former UFC bantamweight contender, Aspen Ladd in her final PFL outing
Moving to 16-1 as a professiona, Harrison’s sole professional defeat came in the form of a decision loss to three-time foe, Larissa Pacheco in the pair’s trilogy lightweight tournament finale fight.