{"id":296976,"date":"2019-01-04T06:55:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=296976"},"modified":"2019-01-04T06:55:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:55:08","slug":"pfls-kayla-harrison-still-hoping-to-fight-cris-cyborg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/pfls-kayla-harrison-still-hoping-to-fight-cris-cyborg\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL’s Kayla Harrison still hoping to fight Cris Cyborg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rising PFL star Kayla Harrison is often compared to fellow Olympic judoka Ronda Rousey<\/a>. Yet she says one of the main differences between her and Rousey is that she actually wants to fight Cris Cyborg.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s always been the difference between me and Ronda Rousey,” Harrison told ESPN<\/a> recently. “She never wanted to fight Cyborg. I was always like, \u2018I can\u2019t wait to fight Cyborg.\u2019<\/p>\n

The lustre of a fight with Cyborg has diminished a bit on the heels of the long-time champion’s knockout loss to Amanda Nunes. That being said, Kayla Harrison would still love to fight her, and with Cyborg’s UFC contract nearing completion, she hopes it’s possible down the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UFC, for whatever reason, I don\u2019t think they like Cyborg,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cI think they wanted Amanda to win. I don\u2019t know the history, but from what I hear, they wanted this to happen and Cyborg might not have a contract come March.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI still think it would be awesome to fight her,” she continued. “One loss in 10 years doesn\u2019t make her a dud. She\u2019s still a complete wrecking machine. That was the greatest women\u2019s fight of all time, and it kind of pisses me off it was overshadowed by so much stupidity and drama last week.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the only thing that makes sense for her right now is a rematch with Amanda, but of course I would still fight her. No matter what, I would fight her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Does a fight between Kayla Harrison and Cris Cyborg interest you?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 1\/4\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rising PFL star Kayla Harrison is often compared to fellow Olympic judoka Ronda Rousey. Yet she says one of the main differences between her and Rousey is that she actually wants to fight Cris Cyborg. \u201cThat\u2019s always been the difference between me and Ronda Rousey,” Harrison told ESPN recently. “She never wanted to fight Cyborg. 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