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Larissa Pacheco grinds out unanimous decision win over Julia Budd – PFL 2 Highlights

Larissa PachecoOn Friday night, Larissa Pacheco returned to the PFL Smart Cage as the 2023 women’s featherweight tournament began. Handing former two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison the first loss of her career in last year’s PFL Championship, Pacheco took her first step toward scoring another million-dollar check as she met women’s MMA veteran Julia Budd in […]

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On Friday night, Larissa Pacheco returned to the PFL Smart Cage as the 2023 women’s featherweight tournament began. Handing former two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison the first loss of her career in last year’s PFL Championship, Pacheco took her first step toward scoring another million-dollar check as she met women’s MMA veteran Julia Budd in the evening’s main event.

Larissa Pacheco came out in the opening round and immediately pressured Budd. Pacheco was in clear control, imposing her will on the feet, but Budd managed to take things to the ground near the halfway point of the first. Budd maintained top control through the end of the round but offered little offense as Pacheco defended well.

The second round started similarly with Pacheco pressuring, but as she began to slow down, Budd started to find her range which caused a bit of a swing in the live odds. Just over a minute to go, Budd shot in for a takedown but got a little overzealous allowing Pacheco to easily reverse and finish the round on top. Despite the way things ended, the round was very competitive, leaving many fans on Twitter to wonder if we were even going into the second.

Likely knowing the fight was close, Pacheco took a measured approach in the third, working for a takedown and taking Budd’s back by the halfway point. Budd was eventually able to escape out the backdoor and wind up on top, but Pacheco’s strength allowed her to reverse position with just over a minute to go. With seconds to go, Pacheco let her hands go, looking to score as many points as possible before the judges were asked to render their decision.

Official Result: Larissa Pacheco def. Julia Budd via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

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Kayla Harrison: “I Still Have What It Takes To Be The Greatest”

2022 may not have ended quite the way she planned, but Kayla Harrison isn’t about to let one loss alter the ultimate goal for her MMA career. The 32-year-old is the biggest star in the Professional Fighter’s League (PFL), and Harrison was given t…

2022 may not have ended quite the way she planned, but Kayla Harrison isn’t about to let one loss alter the ultimate goal for her MMA career. The 32-year-old is the biggest star in the Professional Fighter’s League (PFL), and Harrison was given the headlining slot in the promotion’s final event of the year at…

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PFL Champion Larissa Pacheco Unlikely To Make UFC Return

2022 PFL women’s lightweight tournament winner Larissa Pacheco seems unlikely to return to the UFC based on some recent remarks. In arguably the biggest upset of 2022, Kayla Harrison suffered her first career loss at the hands of Larissa Pacheco …

2022 PFL women’s lightweight tournament winner Larissa Pacheco seems unlikely to return to the UFC based on some recent remarks. In arguably the biggest upset of 2022, Kayla Harrison suffered her first career loss at the hands of Larissa Pacheco at PFL 10 last month. Pacheco earned a unanimous decision victory after having lost to…

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Kayla Harrison Dismisses Common Narrative About First Career Loss

Kayla Harrison was prepared for the best version of Larissa Pacheco and didn’t lack motivation for their trilogy. Harrison fell for the first time in her MMA career by a unanimous decision to Pacheco at the 2022 PFL Championships. It was not only…

Kayla Harrison was prepared for the best version of Larissa Pacheco and didn’t lack motivation for their trilogy. Harrison fell for the first time in her MMA career by a unanimous decision to Pacheco at the 2022 PFL Championships. It was not only the first loss of her career but also the first time during…

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Kayla Harrison Endorses Open Scoring After Stunning PFL Loss

Kayla Harrison feels open scoring might’ve changed things with her loss to Larissa Pacheco at the 2022 PFL Championships. Harrison suffered the first setback of her MMA career to Pacheco at PFL 10 this past weekend. She lost via a split decision …

Kayla Harrison feels open scoring might’ve changed things with her loss to Larissa Pacheco at the 2022 PFL Championships. Harrison suffered the first setback of her MMA career to Pacheco at PFL 10 this past weekend. She lost via a split decision in a five-round war with her now three-time adversary. The loss shook up…

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MMA Twitter Reacts To Larissa Pacheco Upsetting Kayla Harrison

There is a new queen at women’s lightweight, and her name is Larissa Pacheco after beating Kayla Harrison. Making the move as an Olympic Judoka, Harrison has been destroying nearly everyone put in front of her in the PFL’s lightweight divis…

There is a new queen at women’s lightweight, and her name is Larissa Pacheco after beating Kayla Harrison. Making the move as an Olympic Judoka, Harrison has been destroying nearly everyone put in front of her in the PFL’s lightweight division. She came into her 2022 PFL Championships finals bout with an undefeated record, having…

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