Larissa Pacheco: The Whole World Underestimated Me Against Kayla Harrison

Larissa Pacheco had a proverbial pebble in her shoe for three years, but no longer.

The unthinkable happened in the 2022 PFL Championships headliner, where Pacheco (19-4, 8-2 PFL) defeated two-time Professional Fighters League lightweight titleholder Kayla Harrison, handing her long-time rival the first defeat of her career in the process. The pair put on a hard-fought contest that went the distance, and Pacheco emerged as a winner, picking up unanimous 48-47 nods from the judges. It was the third time Pacheco and Harrison met inside the cage, with Harrison winning by one-sided decision in the first two meetings. Vengeance tastes sweet to the 31-year-old Brazilian, and even sweeter since she proved the doubters wrong.

“I don't put it just on Kayla. I feel like the whole world underestimated me. The whole world wrote me off based on the two fights before. I worked, I put in the work and I did enough to surprise everyone.”

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(00:32) Being the same Larissa after the $1 million win
(00:58) Defeating Harrison
(03:07) Proving everyone wrong
(03:24) Getting close to finishing Harrison
(05:40) Fighting Harrison again
(07:18) The controversy with Harrison’s corner
(09:33) Her plans for the Holiday Season
(10:28) Staying with PFL
(10:57) Outro