Kayla Harrison is fresh of her mma debut. The first ever judo gold Olympian for the USA is overeager to outdo Ronda Rousey as her mma career heats up.
“I wanted to be her. I’ve always had that Ronda complex, like anything she can do I can do better,” Harrison said to mmajunkie.
“I knew I didn’t want my athletic career to be over. I knew that if I didn’t give MMA a shot, I would always wonder. I would always have those what-ifs,” she said. “I can’t live my life like that. I could never spend the rest of my life wondering.”
The two athletes were one time roommates and even faced off in a competition.
Harrison also revealed she was quite anxious as she opted to retire from judo:
“I imagine it’s what it’s like when kids leave for college. What do I do with my life? Who am I? Where do I go? I was going through a lot of soul searching moments,” Harrison said.
The real game isn’t who punches harder. The fun part is learning who can take a punch and keep punching hard! @Judo_Kayla 😏😆 pic.twitter.com/CsnIlQ66cD
— Cris Cyborg #CyborgNation (@criscyborg) June 21, 2018
The MMA debut of 2x Olympic gold medalist @Judo_Kayla Harrison couldn't have gone much better at #PFL2 on Thursday. Watch her discuss her win, what's next and a future showdown with @CrisCyborg https://t.co/BTOJju3AE7 pic.twitter.com/qVjsGlKAl7
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) June 24, 2018
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