{"id":433401,"date":"2022-02-16T06:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=433401"},"modified":"2022-02-16T06:09:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:09:43","slug":"kayla-harrison-on-her-relationship-with-former-roommate-ronda-rousey-i-dont-think-were-friends-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/kayla-harrison-on-her-relationship-with-former-roommate-ronda-rousey-i-dont-think-were-friends-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayla Harrison on her relationship with former roommate Ronda Rousey: \u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re friends anymore\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kayla Harrison has spoken about her previous friendship with fellow judoka Ronda Rousey and why it may be over.<\/p>\n<p>While they may be in very different places in their careers now, with Harrison in mixed martial arts and Rousey transitioning over into professional wrestling, there was once a time when the two were close friends. They both won medals at the Olympic Games, they&#8217;ve both found success at the elite level in MMA, and judo was their first love.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, while they may have been pals in the past, Harrison admitted during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1zt2PxkvKKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent interview<\/a> with ESPN that she doesn&#8217;t think that&#8217;s the case anymore.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kayla Harrison discusses free agency, Amanda Nunes leaving ATT &amp; more | ESPN MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1zt2PxkvKKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI heard she\u2019s back to\u2026 be nice, Kayla &#8211; she\u2019s back to doing her thing. Her fake thing [laughs].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cNo [hasn\u2019t spoken to Ronda]. I think we kind of are like, I don\u2019t think we\u2019re friends anymore, I don\u2019t know. We\u2019re estranged, yes, perfect word. We were roommates, you know, we travelled the world together at one point. She was buying me groceries because I was a poor 16-year-old with like five bucks in my account. At one point I really looked up to her and we were close, we were. So it\u2019s sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right now is a pretty uncertain time for Kayla Harrison as she attempts to figure out her next step in the sport of MMA. She&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/report-kayla-harrisons-pfl-return-hits-a-roadblock\/\">two-time PFL champion<\/a> and while it looked like she was going to re-sign, an eleventh hour issue means she is now back on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Rousey, meanwhile, is heading to WrestleMania 38 where she will challenge Charlotte Flair for the WWE SmackDown women&#8217;s championship.<\/p>\n<p><em>Who do you think was the better fighter in their prime &#8211; Kayla Harrison or Ronda Rousey? Do you think there&#8217;s a chance we&#8217;ll see them patch things up? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayla Harrison has spoken about her previous friendship with fellow judoka Ronda Rousey and why it may be over. 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