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Kayla Harrison plays down weight cut worries pre-UFC 316: ‘I have a really good team around me’

Ahead of her return to action at UFC 316 next month, incoming bantamweight championship challenger, Kayla Harrison has once more dismissed concerns about a potential weight cut mishap — suggesting his team is more than solid enough to guide him over the line.

Harrison, who co-headlines next month’s first of two flagship events, will take on two-time champion and bitter rival, Julianna Pena for the divisional crown in New Jersey.

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Sidelined since her title eliminator win over perennial challenger, Ketlen Vieira back in October of last year, Ohio native, Harrison had debuted just last year at UFC 300 with a second round rear-naked choke win over promotional alum, Holly Holm.