Kayla Harrison Talks Overcoming Defeat & Returning To PFL’s SmartCage
The post Kayla Harrison Talks Overcoming Defeat & Returning To PFL’s SmartCage appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Kayla Harrison – PFL Credit: Diego Colin/Professional Fighters League) Kayla Harrison isn’t accustomed to losing. The Professional Fighters League was founded in 2017. Harrison made her mixed martial arts debut the following year at the promotion’s second show, PFL 2 in Chicago. While she did have one fight under the Invicta FC banner in 2020, Harrison followed astronomical success as a judoka by winning her first 15 mixed martial arts bouts (12 by stoppage). The victories coupled with the success in judo led to a meteoric rise with the PFL. The former Olympic gold medalist is arguably the biggest star in the promotion’s six-year history, and Tapology lists her among the top female fighters, pound-for-pound in the sport. With so much winning under her belt, the November 2022 loss to Larissa Pacheco, which was the biggest upset of the year in women’s MMA–and arguably the entire sport–landed Harrison in unfamiliar territory. “I don’t have PTSD or something,” Harrison said to me and a handful of journalist prior to her workout at American Top Team’s facility in Coconut Creek, FL on October 11 when asked about the lingering effects from the loss. “I been through a lot worse in my life than a loss in the cage. But yeah, I know where I made mistakes and I know where I needed to grow. It’s been a valuable lesson for me and one that I’m looking forward to putting in everyone else’s rearview.” Here is a look at the entire media session: After Harrison scored two wins over Pacheco in 2019, the third time proved to be the charm for the hard-hitting Brazilian in 2022 in the Women’s Lightweight Final. Pacheco won a unanimous decision over Harrison, handing her the first loss of her MMA career. “I can’t look back and blame…
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Kayla Harrison – PFL Credit: Diego Colin/Professional Fighters League) Kayla Harrison isn’t accustomed to losing. The Professional Fighters League was founded in 2017. Harrison made her mixed martial arts debut the following year at the promotion’s second show, PFL 2 in Chicago. While she did have one fight under the Invicta FC banner in 2020, Harrison followed astronomical success as a judoka by winning her first 15 mixed martial arts bouts (12 by stoppage). The victories coupled with the success in judo led to a meteoric rise with the PFL. The former Olympic gold medalist is arguably the biggest star in the promotion’s six-year history, and Tapology lists her among the top female fighters, pound-for-pound in the sport. With so much winning under her belt, the November 2022 loss to Larissa Pacheco, which was the biggest upset of the year in women’s MMA–and arguably the entire sport–landed Harrison in unfamiliar territory. “I don’t have PTSD or something,” Harrison said to me and a handful of journalist prior to her workout at American Top Team’s facility in Coconut Creek, FL on October 11 when asked about the lingering effects from the loss. “I been through a lot worse in my life than a loss in the cage. But yeah, I know where I made mistakes and I know where I needed to grow. It’s been a valuable lesson for me and one that I’m looking forward to putting in everyone else’s rearview.” Here is a look at the entire media session: After Harrison scored two wins over Pacheco in 2019, the third time proved to be the charm for the hard-hitting Brazilian in 2022 in the Women’s Lightweight Final. Pacheco won a unanimous decision over Harrison, handing her the first loss of her MMA career. “I can’t look back and blame…
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