Twice before, Kayla Harrison has claimed Olympic gold on the biggest stage possible.
However, competing inside the world famous Octagon at UFC 300 for the first time was completely different.
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Harrison had no trouble taking care of former champion Holly Holm, impressing in her debut with a second round submission.
“The Olympics are just a different pressure,” Harrison said. “This is its own beast. It was really magical, electric with the fans. I loved it, just loved every minute of it.
“I’m still on cloud nine right now.”
After trying to take Holm out with her famous move, the head-kick, Harrison went back to her bread-and-butter: grappling.
“It was amazing,” she said. “The whole week was a dream. I am really grateful for where I am in my life and the people along the way for this journey. Honestly, it almost went by too fast.”
A former two-time PFL lightweight champion, Harrison signed with the UFC and made the move to bantamweight for this fight. She is now 17-1 overall with the lone loss coming via decision to Larissa Pacheco in the 2022 PFL finals.
