Kayla Harrison dismissed PFL co-owner Donn Davis taking a shot at her for leaving PFL.
Davis in contrast Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) leaving PFL for the UFC to NBA celebrity Kevin Durant leaving the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder to affix the Golden State Warriors with a purpose to understand a championship.
Two-time PFL light-weight champion Harrison was extensively thought to be the promotion’s largest star throughout her greater than five-year tenure. She made her UFC debut in April, submitting former champion Holly Holm at UFC 300.
Becoming a member of the UFC was at all times Harrison’s objective.
“Actually, I’m dwelling my finest life,” Harrison stated on “The Ariel Helwani Present.” “I take nice pleasure in what I constructed on the PFL. I carried that firm on my again for fairly some time, and I’ve acquired large shoulders, so I may deal with it. I simply don’t have time for that bullsh*t. I’m doing what I need to do.
“On a regular basis I get up, I get to go to the gymnasium, I get to coach with the those that I actually respect, admire, and look as much as. I’m chasing a dream. Once I began MMA, the objective wasn’t to make a sh*t ton of cash. The objective wasn’t to be depraved well-known. The objective was to be UFC champion. That’s why I’m right here, and that’s what I need to do. If anybody has an issue with it, they will go f*ck themselves.”
Harrison additionally wished to make clear {that a} much-talked about superfight with Cris Cyborg by no means materializing wasn’t due to her.
“I attempted to combat Cyborg a number of instances,” Harrison stated. “I’m not going to guess my profession on Cyborg saying sure to me. I don’t want Cyborg anymore. I’m going to go on, I’m going to be nice, I’m going to go win the UFC title, I’m going to lure Amanda (Nunes) again, I’m going to beat the sh*t out of Amanda, after which I’m going to be the best of all time.”
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