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Kayla Harrison, a Middletown native and two-time Olympic gold medalist, won the UFC bantamweight championship on June 7.
New UFC women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison said she wanted to quit during her weight cut for her UFC 316 fight with Julianna Pena.
UFC 316 set the foundation for some of the next title fights we'll see in the future, as Merab Dvalishvili beat Sean O'Malley to retain the men's bantamweight title and Kayla Harrison knocked off Julianna Peña to claim the women's bantamweight championship.
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Around her neck or around her waist, Kayla Harrison has a knack for winning gold. Harrison is a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist.
UFC CEO Dana White and the UFC 316 title fight winners are expected to attend the post-fight press conference.