Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Decorated judoka puts her Olympic medals to the side and jumps into MMA, winning via armbar in the first round before dazzling the assembled media with her easy, natural charisma. Considering our track record with this particular narrative in this particular sport, it would be easy to get way too hyped about Kayla Harrison , and way too soon. Thanks to her victorious pro debut at PFL 2 last week, the gold medal-winning judoka is now 1-0 as an MMA fighter. But one win over an opponent with a losing record does not a career make, and we ought to know it by now
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Pros and cons for those ready to jump on the Kayla Harrison bandwagon – MMA Junkie