Kayla Harrison acknowledges that her cut down to bantamweight takes a toll on her body. Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Julianna Peña (11-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the UFC 316 co-main event June 7 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Former UFC title challenger Megan Anderson told MMA Fighting she doesn’t see Harrison having a long run at 135 pounds due to the strenuous weight cut. The two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka and two-time PFL champion didn’t sugar coat the process after admitting to peeing blood one week prior to her most recent outing at UFC 307. “It’s torture,” Harrison said of the weight cut on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “But, everything I’ve wanted is on the other side of that torture
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