Kayla Harrison expects UFC 307 backup role if needed: “If I have to step in on short notice and fight, I will”

Kayla Harrison will stay ready in case she’s called upon to serve as a backup for the UFC 307 co-main event.

Raquel Pennington is scheduled to put the women’s bantamweight title at stake against Julianna Pena on October 5th. On that same card, Harrison is set to collide with Ketlen Vieira.

While Harrison might be booked, she’s also operating under the idea that she will be called upon if something goes awry ahead of the UFC 307 co-headliner.

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Kayla Harrison Expects UFC 307 Backup Role Despite Booking

MMAFighting.com recently spoke to Kayla Harrison. The former PFL champion said that she expects to be chosen for a backup role to the UFC 307 co-main event.

“That’s what I heard,” Harrison told MMA Fighting about serving as the backup for the co-main event. “I mean that’s what I’m planning. My mindset is Ketlen Vieira, whoop her ass and be prepared for the unknown.

“If I have to step in on short notice and fight, I will, absolutely. One thousand percent. On 30 seconds’ notice I will step [in]. Even after I fight Ketlen, if someone gets hurt in the back, I will still fight that fight.”

Harrison had a successful UFC debut back in April. She turned in a one-sided submission victory over former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm at UFC 300.

Vieira hasn’t seen action inside the Octagon since July 2023. She earned a unanimous decision win over Pannie Kianzad. It was a bounce back win for Vieira, who had previously dropped a split decision to Raquel Pennington.

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