'No stopping her!': Fighters react to Kayla Harrison's UFC 316 title win
'No stopping her!': Fighters react to Kayla Harrison's UFC 316 title win
Kayla Harrison had her crowning moment as the new queen of the women's bantamweight division by defeating two-time champion Julianna Peña in the UFC 316 co-main event.
Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) dominated Peña (13-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) on the ground, ending things with a kimura in the closing seconds of Round 2 to become the new women's bantamweight champion.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Harrison's big moment at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and her post-fight faceoff with former champion Amanda Nunes:
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Advertisement Jeka Saragih (14-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage. Quillan Salkilld def. Yanal Ashmouz Yanal Ashmouz (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision. MarQuel Mederos def. Mark Choinski MarQuel Mederos (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision. Mark Choinski (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 316 post-event facts: History for Merab Dvalishvili, Kayla Harrison
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NEWARK, N.J. — Around her neck or around her waist, Kayla Harrison has a knack for winning gold . One key distinction, of course, between the Olympics and professional mixed martial arts is what happens in the immediate aftermath of a monumental victory — there is no four-year wait for the next fight.
