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Looks like Kayla Harrison could follow Rousey into the UFC..

  • 22-06-2016 7:48pm
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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    After Rio.

    Story HERE

    Harrison is already an Olympic Gold medalist (London 2012) and could realistically take Gold in Rio ~ then follow Rousey into the UFC as a double Judo Olympic Gold medalist.


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    Tigger
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    is she not too big? 78kg is about 170lbs do you think she would lose weight and cut ? maybe 145 is coming which is a dooable cut i suppose


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    Tbh as a 100+ competitor I've no experience in cutting weight, but I'm guessing her agent has something in mind if they're in talks.

    Plus Kayle isn't dismissing the possibility of fighting MMA after Rio.

    At her fighitng weight she doesn't look particularly lean, and I've never seen her striped off for a weigh in so I really have no idea where her body fat % is (when fighting Judo) and how low she can go.

    She's a real sweetie too. Any time I've contacted her via facebook she's gotten back with a quick reply.

    Are you familiar with her Olympic Gold?.. Its a great story, she fought Jemma Gibbons (UK) ~ Gibbons had dedicated the fight to her mother, who was her coach before she died. And Kayla had just seen her coach from 12-16 locked up for sexually abusing her.

    The respect shown between both ladies was very moving.

    Technically not an earth shattering fight, but the run up to it and their stories is brilliant.

    Anyway, I'm a Kayla fan :)


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