SALT LAKE CITY – Kayla Harrison would prefer to fight for the women’s bantamweight title on Saturday at UFC 307, but she has put faith in the UFC’s handling of her career.
Former two-time PFL season champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will make her second octagon appearance when she takes on perennial contender Ketlen Vieira (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) at Delta Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). The fight takes place just two bouts prior to a divisional title contest, with champion Raquel Pennington set to take on Julianna Peña.
Although Harrison has felt ready to fight for gold since prior to her debut win against Holly Holm at UFC 300 in July, she is embracing the process of being built up as a promotional entity.