MMA
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison dominates in Pro MMA debut
While Kayla Harrison may have said that she was “wicked nervous” in her post-fight interview with Bas Rutten, it certainly didn’t show. The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist looked absolutely dominant in her professional MMA debut against Brittney Elkins. The fight served as a special feature on the main card of PFL 2 tonight in Chicago.
Harrison took her opponent down early with a trip after establishing the clinch against the cage. From there, she would work over her opponent in a patient manner until the opportunity presented itself.
A star is born! Kayla Harrison defeats Brittney Elkin by Submission in Round 1. #PFL2 #MMA #PFLmma #WhatDoYouFightFor #Chicago pic.twitter.com/WLzDDDj1af
— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) June 22, 2018
Harrison worked for the rear naked choke until she was able to put her leg on the neck of Elkins, forcing her to roll with her. Then, with just under two minutes left in the opening stanza, Harrison would focus all of her body weight on pulling the arm of Elkins out of its socket, forcing her to tap.
PFL 2018 Regular Season Event #2: Results and Highlights
Harrison basically pitched a shut out in her debut here. The only problem she’ll have moving forward will be finding competition inside of the 155 lbs weight class. That said, at just 27-years of age, there will be plenty of time for the competition to find her.
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JR Yuen
June 22, 2018 at 6:17 am
I think, given that she plans to drop down to 145, a bigger concern is the lack of competition for her at PFL period. Although the men fighters are listed, I could not find a single woman listed at their website. Although I like their tournament concept for the men, I have no idea as to why she signed up with them.