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Kayla Harrison competed for what could be for the final time under the PFL banner at the 2023 PFL World Championships, defeating Aspen Ladd by unanimous decision.
The longtime PFL star has long been rumored to be fighting Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg in the future, but even Harrison is now starting to doubt the bout will ever come to fruition.
“I wasn’t surprised,” Harrison said on ESPN’s DC & RC (transcript via Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie). “She only talks sh*t when we’re in different promotions and there’s somewhere to hide. Now that we’re under the same roof, I feel she’s going to get real quiet real fast.
“I don’t even want to talk about her because I feel like every time I do, it’s just like jinxing it. We’ve been talking about this fight since before I made my MMA debut. I’m 17 fights in now. So, if it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen soon, but I don’t have much faith in her. Easy fight.”
Cyborg has already spoken out against the PFL for allegedly not inviting her to their final event of 2023, an event that Harrison competed at.
Another fighter Harrison is open to fighting right now is former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Pena.
“I think that that would be a great fight,” Harrison said. “She’s not afraid to speak her mind. She talks a big talk. She thinks very highly of herself. I don’t know why, but she does.
“So, I think that would be a great fight, but I’m not a free agent yet. The PFL and Ali (Abdelaziz) I know are working on stuff. There is a Cyborg potential there. I’m not trying to stir the pot. I did that free agency thing two years ago. Holy sh*t, it is exhausting.”
