Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Holly Holm has shot down the potential for preventing incoming debutante, Kayla Harrison, if the Ohio native fails to make the bantamweight restrict efficiently in her upcoming bow at UFC 300 in April.
Holm, the second undisputed bantamweight champion within the historical past of the promotion, and the inaugural featherweight title chaser, has been sidelined since she headlined an August occasion on the UFC Apex facility in opposition to latest title challenger, Mayra Bueno Silva, in an eventual official ‘No Contest’.
As for Harrison, the high-profile Octagon acquisition is slated to make her long-anticipated debut within the promotion at UFC 300 – boasting a 16-1 skilled report, in addition to two separate summer season Olympic Video games gold medal wins in Judo, and a pair of PFL light-weight event victories since her transfer to the game.
And regardless of opening as a big betting favourite to beat Holm in her touchdown at UFC 300, Harrison has been the subject of speculation regarding her ability to successful cut to the 136lbs non-title limit for the primary time since her combined martial arts profession started.
Holly Holm urges Kayla Harrison to make weight at UFC 300
Promotional CEO, Dana White has claimed lately how the American Top Team staple has efficiently made a number of take a look at weight cuts to the bantamweight restrict forward of her transfer, nonetheless, so far as Holm is worried, there can be no combat in opposition to Kayla Harrison in April if the latter fails to tip the scales efficiently.
“I’m on the stance that it is advisable to make weight, that’s simply how it’s,” Holly Holm instructed MMA Fighting. “I believe that her (Kayla Harrison) mindset must be on, ‘I’m going to make weight,’ as a result of she took the combat at 135 [pounds]. So, I believe it’s easy. I don’t assume it must be tremendous detailed.”
“You consider that combat with ‘Wonderboy’ [and Michel Pereira],” Holly Holm continued. “His opponent got here in three kilos over and folks have been like, ‘Oh, it’s solely three rounds.’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah, if it’s solely three kilos, then go lose the three kilos.’ You understand what I imply? There’s two methods to have a look at it. It’s solely this or it’s solely that. You may have a look at it from numerous completely different antles, however as knowledgeable, learn the way to make weight. I work laborious to make my weight, so I count on the identical.”
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