Kayla Harrison Responds To Cyborg’s Demands: ‘I Don’t Do This For Money’

Two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison has responded to Bellator titleholder Cris Cyborg’s lopsided fight offer by providing a reminder of where her priorities lie. Last month, one of the biggest mixed martial arts shocks of the year occurred when …

Two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison has responded to Bellator titleholder Cris Cyborg’s lopsided fight offer by providing a reminder of where her priorities lie. Last month, one of the biggest mixed martial arts shocks of the year occurred when the previously dominant and undefeated Harrison had her record blemished by Larissa Pacheco at this year’s…

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Cris Cyborg Gives Update On Free Agency & Possible Bellator Re-Signing

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg has given an update on her current contractual status and the likelihood of her re-signing with the Scott Coker-led promotion. Cyborg, widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial…

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg has given an update on her current contractual status and the likelihood of her re-signing with the Scott Coker-led promotion. Cyborg, widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time, has maintained her reputation in the sport since departing the UFC in 2019, winning…

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Kayla Harrison Reacts To Cris Cyborg’s Post-PFL Championships Message

Kayla Harrison appreciated Cris Cyborg’s kind words following her stunning loss to Larissa Pacheco at the 2022 PFL Championships. Harrison suffered the first loss of her professional MMA career to Pacheco via a unanimous decision. It is one of th…

Kayla Harrison appreciated Cris Cyborg’s kind words following her stunning loss to Larissa Pacheco at the 2022 PFL Championships. Harrison suffered the first loss of her professional MMA career to Pacheco via a unanimous decision. It is one of the biggest upsets in MMA history after she won her first 15 fights with little opposition….

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PFL Co-Founder: Kayla Harrison vs. Cyborg More Likely Than Ever

PFL co-founder Donn Davis doesn’t feel that Kayla Harrison’s loss to Larissa Pacheco kills the prospects of a Cris Cyborg fight. Davis is more optimistic than ever. Harrison suffered a stunning defeat to Pacheco in their women’s light…

PFL co-founder Donn Davis doesn’t feel that Kayla Harrison’s loss to Larissa Pacheco kills the prospects of a Cris Cyborg fight. Davis is more optimistic than ever. Harrison suffered a stunning defeat to Pacheco in their women’s lightweight trilogy at the 2022 PFL Championships. It was just the fourth time that she went the full…

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Cris Cyborg comments on Kayla Harrison’s PFL loss: “Kayla will be back and she will grow from this experience.”

Cris Cyborg Kayla HarrisonTwo-time Olympics gold medalist Kayla Harrison suffered her first professional defeat last night in the PFL 10 2022 main event. Brazil’s Larissa Pacheco walked away with a unanimous decision win and $1,000,000 prize money for her efforts. All-time women’s MMA great Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino shared a Tweet directed at the Judo athlete. Cyborg said: “Tonight […]

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Two-time Olympics gold medalist Kayla Harrison suffered her first professional defeat last night in the PFL 10 2022 main event. Brazil’s Larissa Pacheco walked away with a unanimous decision win and $1,000,000 prize money for her efforts.

All-time women’s MMA great Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino shared a Tweet directed at the Judo athlete. Cyborg said:

“Tonight will only make Judo Kayla a better fighter. One thing I learned after going 14 years undefeated is that sometimes you need to lose to become your best. Kayla will be back and she will grow from this experience. Congra [Larissa Pacheco] you are a real World Champion.”

Cris Cyborg and Kayla Harrison no longer fighting for three million

It has been a difficult 12 month period for the American Olympian. Kayla Harrison was in talks with the UFC for a bout against Amanda Nunes until Juliana Pena upset and defeated the UFC champion. There was rumored talk to put up $3,000,000 for a Cris Cyborg vs Kayla Harrison showdown. The Brazilian athlete Cyborg just Tweeted that this offer is likely gone. She said:

“I think [Donn Davis] owes [Larissa Pacheco] a back room bonus she just saved the [PFL MMA] 3 million dollars.”

The US-born Judoka Kayla Harrison has fallen to 15-1 professionally. She put together an unbeaten 15-fight win streak since making her debut in 2018. Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino made her professional debut in MMA in 2005. Along the way, she has competed against notable fighters such as Gina Carano, Marloes Coenen, Amanda Nunes, Holly Holm, and many others.

Kayla Harrison questions the career resume of Cris Cyborg: ‘Who has she beat? What are we talking about?’

Kayla HarrisonAhead of her weekend PFL (Professional Fighters League) Championship lightweight tournament finale return against Larissa Pacheco, undefeated Olympian, Kayla Harrison has questioned who Bellator MMA featherweight titleholder, Cris Cyborg has actually defeated over the course of her decorated career – calling into question her career resume. Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist Judoka, is slated […]

Kayla Harrison

Ahead of her weekend PFL (Professional Fighters League) Championship lightweight tournament finale return against Larissa Pacheco, undefeated Olympian, Kayla Harrison has questioned who Bellator MMA featherweight titleholder, Cris Cyborg has actually defeated over the course of her decorated career – calling into question her career resume.

Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist Judoka, is slated to headline a PFL 10 in a finale trilogy fight against Pacheco, having twice handed unanimous decision losses to the latter.

Attempting to land her third lightweight tournament victory under the banner of the PFL, Kayla Harrison has secured victories over Marina Mokhnatkina, Kaitlin Young, as well as Marinta Jindrova this year, ahead of her weekend finale fight against Pacheco.

Forever linked with an eventual transition to the UFC in pursuit of a fight with former American Top Team training partner, featherweight and bantamweight best, Amanda Nunes, Harrison has also been linked to a fight with the decorated, Cyborg in the future – upon the completion of both their contractual obligations with the PFL and Bellator, respectively.

Kayla Harrison doubts the career resume of sport icon, Cris Cyborg

Commenting on a potential fight with Cyborg, Harrison called into the question the career resume of the Curitiba veteran, asking whom the former has beaten that she has not.

“Who has like a crazy awesome [resume]… like Amanda [Nunes], okay?” Kayla Harrison told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “Amanda beat Ronda [Rousey] when Ronda was hot sh*t. Amanda beat Valentina [Shevchenko], Amanda beat [Cris] Cyborg. She beat all of these – like Cyborg, what are we talking about?”

Who has she [Cris Cyborg] beat that I haven’t beat that’s like, ‘Oh my God. She beat that person’? That was 100 years ago [that she beat Gina Carano].” (Transcribed by MMA Mania)

Expected to make her return to professional boxing in an end-of-year walk to the squared circle, Cyborg is slated to fight Gabrielle Holloway on December 10. in Omaha.