Kayla Harrison’s first crack at a UFC title is perhaps for interim gold.
Harrison has positioned herself as a prime contender within the girls’s bantamweight division. She scored victories over former UFC girls’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira, to not point out her stellar run underneath the PFL banner. Most followers and consultants imagine the transfer to make is to e-book Harrison in opposition to the reigning 135-pound titleholder Julianna Pena.
The issue is that “The Venezuelan Vixen” is probably not prepared anytime quickly.
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Kayla Harrison to Compete for Interim UFC Title?
Kayla Harrison’s supervisor, Ali Abdelaziz, lately spoke to Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie.com. Through the interview, the highest MMA supervisor revealed that he’s been instructed there’s an opportunity his athlete can be preventing for interim gold this 12 months.
“That is what I’ve been instructed: Julianna Peña, if she’s not able to combat Kayla, she might need some well being issues – it’s going to be an interim title,” Abdelaziz instructed MMA Junkie. “A hundred percent, that is what’s going to occur. The UFC is simply not going to carry the division as a result of somebody doesn’t wish to combat or is injured. If you’re out greater than eight, 9 months then UFC ought to make an interim title. And I like that.
“I don’t suppose any division must be held as a result of somebody is injured. In the event you because the champion defend your title loads, I feel you get this courtesy. However if you happen to simply grew to become the champion and wish to take a 12 months off, I don’t suppose you need to get this courtesy.”
Pena lately claimed that the UFC brass desires her to face both the retired legend Amanda Nunes or Harrison subsequent. She has insisted that though she prefers the trilogy combat with Nunes, she’s going to tackle the problem of Harrison if requested. We’ll see when Pena is able to step again contained in the Octagon and what meaning for Harrison’s subsequent combat.
