Kayla Harrison seeks domination vs. Ketlen Vieira at UFC 307.
Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will look to cement herself as No. 1 contender when she takes on Vieira (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) Oct. 5 in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Vieira has gained three of her previous 4, together with her lone loss in that stretch coming to present bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington. Harrison gave Vieira credit score for her abilities, however thinks she’s no match for her.
“She’s an excellent fighter, she’s well-rounded, she’s bought good jiu-jitsu,” Harrison advised MMA Junkie Radio. “I’m anticipating some judo data from her simply due to her background in judo, as properly. We gained’t know till battle evening. Everybody’s powerful till you beat them, however I simply assume I’m higher all over the place and I’ve correctly ready, and it’s going to be a protracted evening for Ketlen.”
On the identical evening Harrison faces Vieira, Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defends her belt towards Julianna Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) within the co-main occasion. Harrison will likely be prepared to leap in if any of the fighters fall out, however she’ll must hit 135 kilos on the dot as a way to be eligible.
Harrison weighed in at 136 kilos previous to her dominant end of Holly Holm at UFC 300, and admits that closing pound to shed off will certainly be a problem.
“That final pound is God, not Kayla,” Harrison mentioned. “That’s not something a human can do, that’s positively the next energy that’s getting me to that time, and that’s once more the place religion, and belief, and give up play an enormous position in me with the ability to chase this dream and to do what I like.”
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