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Former Olympic judoka Kayla Harrison is a little over a day out from a championship clash with Larissa Pachecho. The winner of this bout, which headline the final Professional Fighters League (PFL) event of the year, will pocket a whopping $1M prize.<\/p>\n

In addition to this $1M prize, which is awarded to the champion of each weight class at the end of each PFL season, Harrison also has a lucrative, long-term contract with the league. She suspects this contract is among the most valuable in all of MMA. At the very least, Harrison believes she is probably the highest paid female fighter in the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey take such good care of me. I\u2019m probably the highest-paid female fighter in MMA right now,\u201d Harrison told MMA Fighting<\/a> of her contract, the details of which are not public. \u201cI just can\u2019t believe it\u2019s my life sometimes. It\u2019s a no brainer for me. I get to fight for a company that I believe in. My destiny is in my hands. I\u2019m getting paid a ridiculous amount of money and I still get to grow as a fighter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really good for the sport. It\u2019s good to have competition. It\u2019s healthy to have growth. My life could not have worked out better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harrison takes great pride in being so well paid, especially given that she believes MMA is still a male-dominated sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s humbling,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cI believe that this is still a male-dominated sport but the fact that women can make more or the same as male fighters it\u2019s awesome. It\u2019s really good for MMA. It\u2019s really good for the female empowerment movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier with where I\u2019m at, the company I\u2019m with and what I\u2019m doing. I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suffice it to say that Harrison has come a long way since the early days of her fighting career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would work as a landscaper and walk dogs and work at a hardware store for 50 hours a week and go to high school and train full time. Just struggle, struggle, struggle,\u201d she recounted. \u201cI can\u2019t believe that this is my life. I can\u2019t believe I get paid so much money to do what I love.\u201d<\/p>\n

This Kayla Harrison vs. Larissa Pachecho fight, and the other PFL finals, go down on New Years Eve in New York City.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/30\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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