Two-time Olympic judo champion, Kayla harrison added another title to her career: the UFC bantamweight belt. A big favorite with bookmakers, the fighter dominated Julianna Pena and managed to use her flagship to achieve her greatest triumph in MMA. In the final seconds of the second round, the judoka applied Kimura and forced her rival to tap out.
After a moment of compassion, where she thanked everyone for cheering and for the positive rivalry created with Peña, Kayla challenged Amanda nunes to step into the octagon to face off. Leoa assured that she was back in the UFC and Kayla asked to put the belt against the Brazilian's legacy at stake.
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On the other hand, Julianna avoided speaking out after not having her arm raised and left the octagon leaving her future open. The fighter had won the title in her last appearance when she overcame Rachel Pennington in the decision.
Kayla Harrison bets on judo and finishes Julianna Peña
The fighters began the title fight without touching gloves in the center of the octagon. With feints and studies, Julianna and Kayla sought the best distance to land blows. After having difficulty connecting punches, Harrison took the initiative and took her opponent to the fence and used a judo technique to take down the champion. Inside the guard, the two-time Olympic champion tried to raise her posture to deliver powerful blows and ended up being hit by three illegal pedal kicks. The referee immediately stopped the fight and took a point from Peña.
In the second round, Harrison started mixing kicks and punches while trying to close the distance to grab her opponent. Halfway through the round, the judoka managed to unbalance Peña and started working with elbows and brutal punches, while Julianna tried to apply a submission to scare her challenger. In the final seconds, Kayla managed to lock in a Kimura and force her opponent to tap out.
UFC 316 results
MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O'Malley with a guillotine choke at 4m42sec of R3
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg.): Kayla harrison derrotou Julianna Pena via submission (kimura) at 4m55s of R2
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): joe pyfer derrotou Kelvin Gastelum in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): mario bautista derrotou Patchy mix in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77kg.): Kevin holland finished Vincent Luque with a hand triangle at 1m03sec of R2
PRELIMINARY CARD (19pm Brasília time)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Joshua Van derrotou Bruno Bulldoguinho by technical knockout (punches) at 4:1 of R3
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Azamat Murzakanov derrotou Brendson Ribeiro by technical knockout (punches) at 3:35 of R1
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Waldo Cortes Acosta derrotou Serghei Spivac in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Andreas Gustafsson derrotou Khaos Williams in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Cong Wang derrotou Ariane Lipski in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Joosang Yoo derrotou Jeka Saragih by knockout 28s into R1
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Yanal Ashmoz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Marquel Mederos derrotou Mark Choinski in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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