The PFL welcomed a pay-per-view superfight between two-time women's lightweight champion Kayla Harrison and MMA icon Chris Cyborg.
Harrison, 32, will now face her third matchup against Larisa Pacheco at her PFL 9 in London on August 20, so she's now on her third streak. Aiming to be her PFL champion. Her two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo currently holds Bellator's featherweight title, and previously she held the same belt in the UFC. strongly related.
Before she resigned from her PFL in March, Harrison was favored to fight Cyborg, but she instead decided to leave her PFL after her third season. Eyes and probably chose to compete in the final season. The promotion's founder, Donn Davis, teased super fights between pairs while offering each fighter a guaranteed $1million purse and a $2million bonus for the winner. I want a fight," Davis tweeted. "Fighters want to fight. I've seen and heard. The PFL provides all the money and takes care of all the issues. Kayla Harrison vs Chris Cyborg. $1 million for each fighter, $200 for the winner." $10,000 bonus.Pay-per-view superfight, no more talking.Do the best in the cage."
Harrison and Cyborg went back and forth after Davis' tweet, with Bellator Champion writing: did she sell? Harrison challenged his rival to a "winner takes all" fight.
Harrison only made her MMA debut four years ago, but has since gone on to an impressive 14-0 record, most recently beating Kaitlyn Young in the first round of PFL 6. I broke it. Cyborg is much more experienced than she is. She has won titles in Strikeforce, Invicta FC, UFC and Bellator since her rivalry turned pro in 2005.
Harrison told the MMA Hour: I will speak to them on her behalf and take a full [USADA] drug test. If she's worried about it, I'll be drug tested every day from now until the game, but she doesn't have to be drug tested at all.
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