The old fighting adage states that to be the best, you have to beat the best, and that’s exactly what Kayla Harrison hopes to do. Already paving her way in the sport, undefeated 2019 PFL women’s lightweight champion Harrison (8-0) recently made a successful featherweight debut at Invicta FC 43, which raised the possibility of potential superfights with some of the greats of the sport. Harrison had no issue cutting the extra ten pounds before scoring a brutal second-round finish over Courtney King this past weekend in Kansas City, Kan. With Harrison’s dominance, discussion of potential fights with Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg has already sparked up. Bellator president Scott Coker is known to be open to cross-promotional fights, and the two-time Olympic judo gold medalist said she would welcome a fight with Cyborg with open arms. “Of course, I would love to fight Cyborg,” Harrison told MMA Junkie
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Kayla Harrison vs. Cris Cyborg? PFL champion says she would ‘jump at that opportunity’ – MMA Junkie