Ketlen Vieira is actually a good test for Kayla Harrison

[Geniusss]

I like the match up

Maybe not many ppl know about Vieira but she is actually a legit test for Harrison because she is also one of the biggest girls in the division with legit grappling skills, she has a Judo black belt and a BJJ blackbelt

And yeah Kayla got a very good W over Holly but Holly is way past her prime, she is a legend but she is 40 something now, she's been taken down before, she's been submitted before. Vieira herself took her for a ride the same way Kayla did with that Ronda Rousey type of throws

With that being said the winner of this match is the next in line for the TS, I'm very intrigued to see how this fight plays out and to see if Kayla can dominate Vieira the same way she dominated Holly

Also I hope Peña gets the title back next because Pennington is boring af

 

[usernamee]

For sure, it's not an easy fight at all for Kayla (who has lost before)

I still would rather just see Kayla in a title fight ASAP while she can still make weight and can give a great performance

 

[FEDORFAN44]

It's Kayla's fight to lose of the weight cut goes well.viera is good but everything she excels at Kayla is better in my opinion.

 

[Hdfi]

I would be surprised if Vieira makes it past the second round.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Kayla's going to fucking annihilate her Sherbro.

 

[Nikolay]

Vieira had 25 minutes to submit Holly Holm and couldn't. Vieira had 15 minutes to submit Yana Santos after missing weight, and got outstruck 17-170ish from mostly ground strikes instead. Vieira had 25 minutes to finish a smaller and way past it Miesha Tate, and all she could do was fight on her back foot because Tate wouldn't stop pressuring her.

Ketlen Vieira is going to get stopped by Kayla Harrison.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

She's a good fighter, but likely not on Kayla's level.


Cyborg, Nunez, Pachecco are the only fighters in recent times who are on her level or can beat her.


Pennington and Pena I'm not too sure of.

 

[ArtardFiesta]

isn't kayla harrison poatan main piece?

given that poatan is apparently a butt sex first kind of guy, i think the true test in her next fight will be mobility and fighting with a sore ass

 

[Tweak896]

Maybe if Kayla can get past her she'll deserve to fight Pennington.... after a year or more waiting. This slow burn to title is shitty. Nobody dominate Holms like that ever and we have a weak champion and division.

 

[Pechan]

Yep, her and Dumont are probably her harder fights in the division.

 

[skylolow]

It isn't easy fight that is for sure. But I feel Kayla is very locked in right now. As time went by in PFL I think she became disinterested at the time and I'm sure that affected some her training and how she approached fights.

 

[RockyLockridge]

While I expect her to win easy, this is a test for kayla. Ketlan's striking is amoungst the best in the divsion with dumont and aldana

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Maybe if Kayla can get past her she'll deserve to fight Pennington.... after a year or more waiting. This slow burn to title is shitty. Nobody dominate Holms like that ever and we have a weak champion and division.

That’s on the UFC.

Haven’t you noticed how seldomly they schedule title fights?

Literally ONE WHOLE YEAR between the rematch, and trilogy with Alexa/Shevchenko.

Amanda retired in June 2023.

They didn’t hold a vacant title fight until January 2024. There was no need for a delay.

..Well except the UFC wanted the girl that popped after her ONLY marquee win.

Look at SW.. It’s ridiculous how inactive, or how long it is between title fights.

This is on the UFC.

 

[xhaydenx]

No, Ketlen is garbage.

Too slow with shit tier cardio.

Her only real skill is grappling, but she's going to gas out within a round struggling to make it work against Kayla.

I mean, she gassed out from LNPing Pannie of all people and then got dominated in round 3.

Kayla would run her through.

 

[Tweak896]

That’s on the UFC.

Haven’t you noticed how seldomly they schedule title fights?

Literally ONE WHOLE YEAR between the rematch, and trilogy with Alexa/Shevchenko.

Amanda retired in June 2023.

They didn’t hold a vacant title fight until January 2024. There was no need for a delay.

..Well except the UFC wanted the girl that popped after her ONLY marquee win.

Look at SW.. It’s ridiculous how inactive, or how long it is between title fights.

This is on the UFC.

100%. It's easy even as an active fan to forget about some of these fighters. Something has to give. UFC set this up when they reward Colby or Pena for sitting on their ass for a year. Fighters see that and choose not to work for anything.

 

[sonhow]

Hopefully Kayla just runs through her. The div is in serious need of something, anything

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

isn't kayla harrison poatan main piece?

given that poatan is apparently a butt sex first kind of guy, i think the true test in her next fight will be mobility and fighting with a sore ass

What did I even read?

 

[Kal-El]

Very big difference between a Judo blackbelt and a 2x Olympic gold medalist. Plus I believe Kayla received her Coral belt.

 

[Your Salad]

@Luthien

 

[Blastbeat]

I hope Viera loses because she has an incredibly boring style that represents all the worst aspects of WMMA.
Harrison on the other hand goes for it each time even if sometimes she gasses. I was impressed how she handled Holm