{"id":375191,"date":"2021-02-04T05:53:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T13:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=375191"},"modified":"2021-02-04T05:53:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T13:53:11","slug":"kayla-harrison-issues-gutsy-response-to-latest-callout-from-cris-cyborg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/kayla-harrison-issues-gutsy-response-to-latest-callout-from-cris-cyborg\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayla Harrison issues gutsy response to latest callout from Cris Cyborg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PFL star Kayla Harrison has given her thoughts on a potential fight against Cris Cyborg after the latter&#8217;s latest callout.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison, who took her professional MMA record to 8-0 with a dominant win over Courtney King at Invicta FC 43 back in November, is waiting for the opportunity to get back inside the cage once again as the hype behind her continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>After it was noted that Cyborg reportedly had the opportunity to sign with PFL last year, Harrison was honest in her assessment of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kayla Harrison Reacts To Latest &#039;Cyborg&#039; Callout\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-xfR8Gb7Lc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was disappointed because obviously she\u2019s one of the best,\u201d Harrison told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mmamania.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAmania.com<\/a>. \u201cI wanna test myself, I wanna challenge myself. I want to prove I\u2019m the best, not just to myself but to everyone. But I wasn&#8217;t surprised, I knew she was gonna sign with Bellator because I knew that it was a place where she would be more comfortable. Now she\u2019s saying she wants to fight me but she had an opportunity to fight me last year. She does a lot of talking but not a lot of signing on the dotted line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of respect for Cyborg, I feel like she\u2019s had an uphill battle her whole career,\u201d Harrison continued. \u201cShe\u2019s another pioneer of the sport and she was basically so good that UFC could no longer ignore her. I respect that, but I\u2019m not afraid of anybody. I don\u2019t have any ill will toward anyone. I just want to fight. I just want to be the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrison seems much more receptive when speaking to the media now which, interestingly enough, seems to stem from <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/kayla-harrison-reveals-advice-she-received-from-ronda-rousey-you-need-to-have-thicker-skin\/\">a piece of advice<\/a> she once received from fellow former judoka Ronda Rousey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s the one thing Ronda always told me about MMA,\u201d Harrison said, admitting that she sometimes reads negative comments about her fights on social media. \u201cShe was like \u2018you need to have thicker skin or you\u2019re going to get eaten alive.\u2019 Because I am a little bit of a sensitive person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Would Kayla Harrison be able to beat Cris Cyborg in a fight? 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