Donn Davis is disenchanted.
The PFL chairman hoped to maintain Kayla Harrison on the promotion’s roster (prefer it did in 2022), the place the two-time Olympic gold medalist may bolster her legacy with a pair of tremendous fights in opposition to MMA legend Cris Cyborg and longtime nemesis Larissa Pacheco.
As an alternative, Harrison “ran” to UFC to “validate herself.”
“We introduced Kayla in from the Olympics, developed her into an 18-1 star, two-time champion, and one of many biggest ladies — High 5 within the sport right this moment,” Davis informed MMA At present. “Nothing however delight for that and nothing however respect for Kayla. As a competitor, to construct the corporate, I need each nice fighter right here. I’m disenchanted that we couldn’t preserve Kayla right here for, what I believe, are the 2 largest fights of her legacy and her profession.”
Harrison signed with UFC — as a bantamweight — again in January.
“Avenging Pacheco and profitable the championship and beating Cyborg who’s the best ever, I believe these are the 2 hardest fights forward of Kayla,” Davis continued. “I don’t like that she ran from these. I don’t like that she ran to a model to validate herself. I believe so extremely of Kayla Harrison, she doesn’t want a model to validate her. She’s that nice … in order that disenchanted me.”
Davis has a Rolls Royce however nobody to drive it.
Harrison (17-1) made her Octagon debut at UFC 300 again in April, ending former bantamweight champion Holly Holm with a second-round submission. The 34 year-old judoka will return to motion as a part of the UFC 307 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion on Sat. evening (Oct. 5, 2024) in Salt Lake Metropolis, battling Brazilian bruiser Ketlen Vieira.
A victory in “The Beehive State” is more likely to earn Harrison the subsequent 135-pound title shot.
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