October 1, 2024 12: 30 pm ET
Kayla Harrison thinks Julianna Pena desires absolutelynothing to do with her.
Peña (12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) obstacles bantamweight champ Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in the co-main occasion of Saturday’s UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
In a current interview with MMA Junkie, Peña stated she strategies on dismissing Pennington then drawing Amanda Nunes out of retirement so they can total their trilogy. Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who satisfies Ketlen Vieira (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) on the verysame night, anticipates to emerge as No. 1 competitor with a win, however she doesn’t see Peña combating her if she endsupbeing champ.
“I believe that Julianna, if she wins this battle versus Raquel, is mostlikely going to attempt and be non-active and push to haveactually Amanda come back,” Harrison informed CBS Sports. “She’s attempting to prevent the inescapable. I wouldn’t desire to battle me either, I get it. She’s calling out Amanda, she’s stating I’m on