Major Signing! Brazilian PFL Queen and Kayla Harrison's nemesis joins Karate Combat and has her debut scheduled

Larissa smiles during training. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/lpaccheco

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It took a while, but finally Larissa pacheco She finally found a new home in combat sports. If in October, the Brazilian, who reigned in the PFL and was a two-time champion, was surprisingly released by the organization, in April, she defined her future by signing with Karate Combat. The company itself announced the signing through its social networks last Sunday (19).

Furthermore, Larissa is already going to enforce her contract. The Brazilian, who is the only fighter to have won Kayla harrison In MMA, she will debut in Karate Combat against Julia Stasiuk on May 2nd in Miami (USA). The expectation is that soon the veteran, who will compete in the bantamweight division (61 kg), will have a super fight against Aline Pereira, sister of... Alex Poatán and champion of the flyweight division (up to 57 kg).

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It's true that Larissa even appealed to Dana White, as she dreams of returning to the UFC. However, unfortunately for the Brazilian, the UFC president didn't comment on it. In any case, even having reached an agreement with Karate Combat, this negotiation doesn't prevent the athlete from being signed by the world's largest MMA organization in the future.

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Larissa's MMA fighters

Larissa pacheco, 31, has taken women's MMA and the PFL to a new level. For the organization, the Brazilian became a force and impressed with her knockout power. In the cage, she won the lightweight (up to 70,3 kg) and featherweight (up to 65,8 kg) tournaments in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Furthermore, the Pará native inflicted the first and only defeat of Kayla harrison in the sport, after losing two fights to it.

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In MMA since 2012, Larissa has built a record of 23 wins, 19 by stoppage (11 by knockout and eight by submission), and five losses. Her main victories were against... Kayla harrison, julia budd and Sarah Kaufman.