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.

In speaking with The Post this week, Amanda Nunes said she wished to face “either one” of Julianna Peña or Kayla Harrison “at the end of the year.”

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,