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#2. Reviving the UFC women's featherweight division
The UFC women's featherweight division has been in limbo since 2021. Amanda Nunes defended her featherweight title against Felicia Spencer in March 2021. Since then, the division has run out of contenders and rankings remain suspended. While Nunes is still the featherweight champion, the division's future is uncertain.
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By signing Harrison, the promotion can commence rebuilding the featherweight division. The Ohio native competes at 155lbs in the PFL and will not face much trouble shedding 10lbs. In fact, the two-time Olympic gold medalist has already fought at 145lbs once in her MMA career.
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It is often detrimental to cut too much weight. However, at Invicta FC 43, featherweight Kayla Harrison dominated and then TKO'd Courtney King in round two. A recent ESPN interview has only reinforced the notion that she can and probably will fight at featherweight or perhaps even lighter. In the interview, Harrison stated:
''I had considered reaching out to a nutritionist to see if I could fight at 135(lbs).''
#1. A UFC title fight with Amanda Nunes
Kayla Harrison's dominant performances in the cage have led to many speculations. The most notable among those is that the former judoka could beat current UFC women's featherweight champ Amanda Nunes.
Amanda Nunes is arguably the greatest champion in women's MMA history. Until her recent loss to Julianna Pena at 135lbs, she was a simultaneous two-division champion for over three years. While her performance against Pena may have been lackluster, the Brazilian possesses a well-rounded skillset.
A former Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, Nunes has a strong ground game. Her striking ability is equally good and she holds knockout wins over powerful strikers like Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg. Interestingly, the featherweight champ is also a brown belt in judo.
However, the hype around Harrison going up against Nunes is due to multiple factors. While it's exciting for fans to see a dominant, undefeated prospect take on an all-time great, the pair also used to be training partners. Both 'The Lioness' and Harrison trained at American Top Team for years before Nunes left after her UFC 269 loss.
Harrison admitted that over the years, the pair learned from each other. A fight between the two would be a historic event for the UFC.
