Kayla Harrison’s championship victory might have been a best-case scenario for the UFC.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was dominant in the UFC 316 main event, as she submitted Julianna Pena with a second-round kimura to capture the women’s bantamweight crown on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. That sets up a high-profile showdown with former two-division champion Amanda Nunes, who entered the Octagon to square off against Harrison after the bout.
Nunes is going to be making her return in the near future after a retirement that has lasted two years.