News Kayla Harrison successfully makes championship weight at 135 lbs

[Meathead Jock]

I can't see her defending the 135 belt for too long if she wins. It will be back up to 145 before long.

Kayla needs to win this one. They won't make a 145 division for someone who loses at 135. But agree she isn't defending this belt. Goes up to 145 and tries to make the Amanda women's super fight with a victory.

 

[Alpha_T83]

Kayla needs to win this one. They won't make a 145 division for someone who loses at 135. But agree she isn't defending this belt. Goes up to 145 and tries to make the Amanda women's super fight with a victory.

Honestly I think they might make a 145 pound division for her if she's a star. Especially if as you said Amanda comes back and it's Kayla vs Amanda.

I think women's 145 division will be open and closed depending on whether there is a star that can carry it. Then eventually that star loses/retires and a 135er becomes champ/champ, and Dana closes it. Then rinse and repeat.

 

[markys00]

This is what we call news now?

Sherdog makes me hate life, in general.

 

[hoevan]

She looks like she's on deaths doorstep.

 

[Meathead Jock]

This is what we call news now?

Sherdog makes me hate life, in general.

Since when was weigh in or (much worse) staredown analysis of title fights not news on sherdog forums?

 

[Spam On Rye]

This dude is gonna fuck that chick up.

 

[arcadeperfect]

If Kayla can take her down, she should be able to ration her gas tank. That might help her out in later rounds and Id be really shocked if she has any difficulty at all getting her down.

I'm expecting a hilarious response from Pena, doing everything in her power to stall. Homer Simpson BJJ style.

 

[Dr. Rose]

Kayla competed at 155 in the PFL, she is really draining herself to make 135.
its so ironic that the UFC got rid of 145 less than a year before Kayla joined. she wouldve taken over that weight class from Amanda (not that there was ever much depth in WFW, but Kayla would be much more effective at that weight).

i would not be surprised if Kayla came in 150+ pounds on fight night.

easily 150+

 

[Dr. Rose]

But she was moving fine. She wasn't shaking, she didn't need any help stepping on the scale, and she wasn't confused about where to go after she weighed in like we've seen with some fighters.

To me, thats a bigger tell. How a fighter looks when walking to the scale and standing there. She had no issues.

100%. If she had a bad cut, she would be walking around like I do if I miss lunch.

 

[Bwagster]

 

[TriangleMonkey]

This could affect teh chin pretty bad

 

[Natural Order]

Pena batters her

 

[Steve Fox]

She would probably fuck up some male Bantamweights.

 

[Söze Aldo]

easily 150+

She literally said she got back up to 160 in the cage after her first 135 UFC fight.

 

[Elvis.]

 

[Tapatio]

Yeah, she's killing her insides just to makes a weight class that she's too heavy to be fighting in anyway. Lulz, what a joke these weight classes are. What's she going to weigh on fight night? 165?

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Wow she looks terrible. I believe she'll win but how many more times can she do this?

Pretty sure i read awhile back that she is retiring win or lose.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Good deal.

I hope she pounds the piss out of Pena.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Poor Juliana. She was counting on Kayla not making weight or having to pull out.

Muscle Mami is going to beat the shit out of her

 

[StoneWT]

I'm expecting a hilarious response from Pena, doing everything in her power to stall. Homer Simpson BJJ style.

I see Pena using lateral movement ala Holm/Rousey to make Kayla burn her energy with lunges/missed punches.

Pena should concentrate on making Kayla miss and racking up small/medium strikes. Do that for the first 2 or 3 rounds and turn it up to 11 for the later rounds.