Kayla Harrison paid her respects to Ronda Rousey ahead of UFC 316. Hoping to follow in Rousey's footsteps in the octagon, Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Julianna Peña (13-5 MMA,

Harrison's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, recently boasted that Harrison could beat Pena, former two-division champion Nunes and former bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey on the same night. Hyperbole is not foreign to Abdelaziz, but Harrison, normally much more reserved than her manager, agreed with the assessment.

UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey and current bantamweight contender Kayla Harrison squared off on the Judo mats at the 2005 U.S. Judo Championships. Before both Harrison and Rousey went on legendary runs in MMA, they made themselves into legends in Judo, putting the U.S. team on the map for years to come.