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Kayla Harrison became a popular name in the MMA community after her dominant run in the PFL and signing with the UFC fueled her fame. However, she was a highly accomplished Judoka long before kicking off her MMA career and even featured in the popular comedy show, Impractical Jokers.
Was Kayla Harrison on impractical jokers?
Kayla Harrison did a guest appearance on 'Impractical Jokers' in 2017. She appeared on an episode of TruTV's gag show as part of host James Murray's punishment.
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For context, each episode of 'Impractical Jokers' sees friends and hosts Joe Gatto, James 'Murr' Murray, Brian 'Q' Quinn and Sal Vulcano compete in games of embarrassing dares in public. A joker scores each time he successfully completes a dare. By the end of the episode, the person with the lowest score will have to go through a punishment.
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'Murr', the losing joker in the episode, was sent to a cocktail party, with Harrison posing as one of the guests. The other hosts then instructed Murr to approach Harrison, grapple with her, and try to pin her down.
Of course, the comedian stood no chance of completing his task as Harrison is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in Judo. Murr was put through an embarrassing situation where the 34-year-old tossed him around like a rag doll, while spectators looked on.
Kayla Harrison kicked off her UFC career after a dominant run in the PFL
Kayla Harrison rose to prominence in MMA during her tenure with the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Harrison went 15-0 in her professional MMA career and winning the 2021 PFL women's lightweight tournament was the biggest achievement of her undefeated run.
She suffered the first loss of her MMA career in the 2022 PFL women's lightweight tournament final against Larissa Pacheco and bounced back with a win over Aspen Ladd in the PFL's 2023 season.
In January 2024, it was announced that Harrison had signed a contract with the UFC. She made her promotional debut with a second-round submission win over former bantamweight champion Holly Holm.
While there were a lot of concerns about her ability to make weight for bantamweight, Harrison's performance answered a lot of those questions and made her a legitimate contender in the division.
She will fight Ketlen Vieira at UFC 307 to further her quest for the bantamweight title shot.
