Adorned MMA and Olympic champion Kayla Harrison has supplied her opinion on the upcoming showdown between Larissa Pacheco and MMA legend Cris Cyborg.
Kayla Harrison on Larissa Pacheco vs. Cris Cyborg
Kayla Harrison was a multi-time gold medalist within the Olympics and a multi-time PFL MMA world champion. After a loss to Brazil’s Larissa Pacheco, Harrison jumped over to the UFC. The US-born Olympian has since submitted former champion Holly Holm.
Brazil’s Cris Cyborg will likely be looking for her fifth MMA world title within the PFL as she takes on Pacheco on October 19. Cyborg has captured gold in Bellator, Strikeforce, Invicta, and the UFC.
Kayla Harrison predicted that Pacheco would defeat Cyborg of their battle at PFL: Battle Of The Giants. This occasion will likely be a part of the debut of the promotion’s PPV Tremendous Fights division, with each the winner of this battle and the primary occasion between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira receiving a brand new Tremendous Fights belt.
“I believe Pacheco wins. She’s younger, I imply except she’s been goofing off, you already know. Couple mil will do this generally. Couple mil within the checking account makes it exhausting to get away from bed however she’s younger, she’s hungry, she retains getting higher, she’s acquired actual energy. Cyborg’s on the finish of her profession.”
Harrison believes that Pacheco’s youth and starvation give her a bonus, offered she stays devoted regardless of her monetary success. She famous that Cyborg, at 39, is within the latter levels of her profession, which could work in Pacheco’s favor. Harrison identified that Cyborg, who started her profession in 2005, has not proven vital progress or progress in her battle technique, in contrast to Pacheco.
“Yeah I believe she’s slightly bit older and I simply assume that we like we haven’t seen lots of progress from her like I don’t see her battle IQ rising. I haven’t seen development actually, she fights the identical method now that she fought, you already know, nevertheless way back so I believe Pacheco is gonna win.”
Harrison is again competing later this yr at UFC 307.
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