Despite not getting the title shot, Kayla Harrison still hopeful she’ll end up fighting for UFC gold in her next outing. The two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and two-time PFL champion wants the UFC to consider her as the official backup for the upcoming women’s bantamweight championship fight between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Pena , which goes down on Oct. 5 in the co-main event of UFC 307. “I wanted to fight for the belt, but it was promised that the next shot was to Julianna, so she gets the next shot for now, unless one of them gets hurt or sick, mommy is coming home,” Harrison told MMA Junkie at 2024 PFL Playoffs 2. “… Two hours’ notice, one-hour notice, 20 minutes’ notice, yeah.” Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) also competes on UFC 307, as she takes on veteran Ketlen Vieira.
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