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#2 Kayla Harrison
The future of the UFC Women’s Featherweight division is up in the air right now, with legendary champion Cris Cyborg having been dethroned by Bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes, and Australian striker Megan Anderson being the only other true 145lber on the UFC’s roster. But if the promotion really wants to make a push with the division, they could do no better than to sign Kayla Harrison.
Harrison has been competing at 155lbs in the PFL organisation, but she has already mentioned a move to 145lbs – and that alone should ring alarm bells for the UFC as it’s unlikely that she’d drop to 135lbs any time soon like other Featherweights they’ve signed. She’s 3-0 in MMA thus far, and is obviously very inexperienced, but a glance at her background should tell you all you need to know.
Like the legendary Ronda Rousey, Harrison has an extensive background in judo – in fact, she’s even more credentialed in the sport than ‘Rowdy Ronda’, as she’s a two-time Olympic gold medallist in the sport. Essentially, she’d be arguably the most credentialed judoka to ever set foot into the UFC’s Octagon.
With the thin nature of the women’s 145lbs division right now – assuming she could make the weight limit – Harrison would probably be an instant title contender in the UFC. She already has links with the promotion as she is currently dating Welterweight contender Anthony Rocco Martin, and it’s a no-brainer that the UFC should push to sign her when they get the chance.
