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Struggle camp was something however easy for Kayla Harrison … the UFC star tells us she was hospitalized and “peeing blood” the week earlier than UFC 307!
The 34-year-old bantamweight joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports activities TV present (airs nightly on FS1) on Monday … the place she revealed the lead-up to the Ketlen Vieira scrap did not precisely go as deliberate.
“I am nonetheless studying. I am nonetheless rising. I really feel like there’s a variety of room for enchancment for me. It positively wasn’t my finest evening within the cage,” Kayla says, including … “There have been a variety of issues that occurred.”
“You recognize, I do not wish to make excuses. I needed to go to the hospital the week earlier than I used to be like peeing blood and there was some stuff occurring. So I do not wish to make excuses, however I positively wasn’t my finest contained in the cage Saturday evening. And I do know I can, be higher and develop from it.”
Regardless of coping with well being points, and preventing a really harmful opponent, Kayla nonetheless received by unanimous determination … although it was a considerably aggressive battle. In truth, Vieira even made Harrison bleed, one thing none of her earlier 18 opps may do.
We requested KH what was going via her thoughts when she felt the trickle of blood down her face.
“Truthfully, my youngsters cannot come to my fights anymore as a result of my first thought was like, ‘My youngsters are seeing this.’ And that’s not a thought I should be having once I’m inside a cage. I do not should be enthusiastic about my youngsters watching me bleed. In order that was my first although,” Kayla defined.
“I went into like mother mode. I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, I hope they know I am okay.'” 😅
She was okay … and now the query is what’s subsequent.
After all, all 4 ladies atop the division had been in motion on Saturday. Raquel Pennington, the champ heading into the evening, misplaced by (albeit) controversial break up determination to Julianna Pena. And Kayla, ranked third, defeated Ketlen, ranked second.
Harrison will probably slide into the primary contender’s place … however that does not essentially imply Kayla vs. Julianna (who don’t love one another) is subsequent — ‘trigger Amanda Nunes can be within the image.
We requested Harrison which battle she’d favor … Pena for the UFC title, or Nunes in what may probably be the most important battle in ladies’s MMA historical past.
“I need each. Can I not have each?” Kayla requested.
“I need to win the title, give Amanda time to get again in form and prepare. She might be coaching for me that complete time. I will go f**okay up Julianna actual fast, after which Amanda and I can battle.”
Buckle up, issues are getting attention-grabbing …
