Harrison was raised in Middletown and attended Middletown High School. Prior to her UFC fame, she won two Olympic gold medals in judo and was the first American to win a gold medal in the sport.

The UFC continues to knock it out of the park through the first half of 2025 and the second half is stacking up to be really ...

Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) submitted Julianna Peña by Round 2 kimura to claim the bantamweight title in the UFC 316 ...

Kayla Harrison, Olympic gold medalist, UFC bantamweight champion, and all-around grappling juggernaut, found herself in ...

The UFC's International Fight Week card was strong from start to finish, but the pay-per-view event will be remembered for ...

Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda MMA News Roundup! A former Bellator champ paid an emotional tribute to Ben Askren.

Kayla Harrison not only won another world championship, this time as UFC’s bantamweight champ, but she was acknowledged by ...

Now Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) tops our women's MMA pound-for-pound list after her submission of Peña (13-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in the second round to win the 135-pound strap in the UFC 316 co-main ...

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Nominees for the latest ESPY Awards were announced this past week, and once again MMA will be part of the ceremony.

Video: Prior coverage of Kayla Harrison’s gold medal run during the 2016 Rio Olympics. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — An Olympian and ...

Harrison set up a long-awaited and highly anticipated matchup with her title-winning performance at UFC 316 in early June. In ...