Kayla Harrison couldn’t be happier with how her life and profession are going right away.
It’s just been announced that she’ll co-headline the primary UFC-Paramount event on January 24.
Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje will essential event when the $7.7 billion broadcast deals kick off in Las Vegas.
Just before that interim lightweight title fight, Kayla Harrison will defend her bantamweight belt against Amanda Nunes.
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Kayla Harrison is loving life
Kayla Harrison sat all the way down to have a conversation with Bloody Elbow’s Mike Owens on Wednesday.
During their chat, the 35-year-old gleefully looked ahead to her fight with Amanda Nunes.
“I’m able to rock,” Harrison said.
“I’m very excited, and I’m just very grateful.
“I’m grateful for her willingness to come back back and put her legacy on the road.
“Yeah, dude, all my dreams are coming true.
“It’s type of weird to be on this era of my life. It’s just pretty great.”
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Kayla Harrison’s GOAT ambition
Kayla Harrison believes she’ll be the GOAT if she beats Amanda Nunes and one other UFC champion.
The 135lb queen plans so as to add flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko to her resume in 2026.
“Once I beat Amanda (and Shevchenko), that may make me the best of all time for a finite time frame,” Harrison told Bloody Elbow.
“After which the subsequent Amanda, the subsequent Valentina, the subsequent Kayla will come and stand on my shoulders.
“There are such a lot of women whose shoulders I’m standing on right away.
“I feel Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one in every of the best of all time, it’s subjective, and my goal, yes, is to hit that mark.
Possibly it’s a day, perhaps it’s every week, who knows, I just wanna see how far I can go, only for fun.”