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#ufc300 pic.twitter.com/5VYCApO0Ke— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa)
April 14, 2024
Kayla
Harrison didn’t take long to respond to the video published by
former two-division Amanda
Nunes in the aftermath of the Olympic judoka’s successful
Octagon debut at UFC
300.
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“I didn’t say her name because for me Amanda was already retired,”
Harrison told Brazilian journalist Diego Ribas. “If I knew she was
planning to return, of course I would call her out. But if she
wants to come back, I will welcome her with open arms.”
While Harrison looked strong in her first fight at 135 pounds, she
admitted that making the cut was challenging.
“The last pound was mentally very hard,” Harrison said. “I slept
really bad that night, but whenever I set a goal in my life I
always achieve it.”
Current bantamweight champion Raquel
Pennington recently stated that Harrison should not be able to
fight for a UFC title in just her second promotional appearance.
Harrison doesn’t necessarily agree.
“If I were Raquel, I would say the same if I had a beast coming to
get my gold,” Harrison said. “But she also has to consider that I´m
a two-time Olympic champion, two-time PFL Champion, I’m 17-1 and I
made a statement against a former champion in my UFC debut. My job
is to kick ass, not matchmaking, but if you consider that
everybody fought everybody in that division, I think a title shot
would make sense for me. But I´m not the one who chooses.”
When it comes to choosing a preference between fighting for a belt
or getting a shot at Nunes, Harrison wants the best of both
worlds.
“I want to win the title and fight Amanda,” Harrison said. “I don’t
know … Both. Amanda and the title would be perfect.”