Larissa Pacheco Doesn’t Anticipate Another Fight with Kayla Harrison Anytime Soon
- Posted by uber on Apr 04, 2023
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The 2022 Professional Fighters League women’s lightweight titleholder Larissa Pacheco is focusing on other things this year.
Last year, Pacheco (19-4, 8-2 PFL) shocked the world by becoming the first fighter to defeat two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison. When the pair collided at the 2022 PFL Championships, Pacheco put on a dominant performance en route to a unanimous decision victory. In 2023, the Brazilian champion will move down to featherweight in an attempt to duplicate the success and win the championship again. Pacheco will be welcomed into the 145-pound division by former Bellator MMA titleholder Julia Budd at 2023 PFL 2 on April 7. Ahead of her upcoming assignment, Pacheco told Sherdog she’s solely focusing on capturing the women’s featherweight championship and doesn’t foresee another clash with Harrison anytime soon.
“I don't really anticipate a fight with her anytime soon. I'm also not gonna try to cram one of those into the already-p