Kayla Harrison is a two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka and undefeated in her MMA career, but she still remains very difficult on herself.

She is coming off a first-round submission win over Morgan Frier at PFL 4, moving one step closer to the million-dollar prize to the winner of the postseason tournament.

Harrison (5-0 MMA, 5-0 PFL) was very self-critical of her fight prior to that, a unanimous-decision win over Larissa Pacheco, the first time she went the distance in her MMA career.

“It just made me go back to the gym and train that much harder, work that much harder,” Harrison told MMA Junkie Radio. “I have the best coaches in the world. They break down everything for me. I had a long talk with my striking coach after the fight. We doubled up on the training sessions, you know. We’re not just doing pad work. We’re breaking everything down, doing drills over and over again, just building that base, getting the fundamentals, becoming a very well rounded fighter that I didn’t really get to showcase in my last fight, which is really annoying to me. I wouldn’t say my failures ever leave me, it still keeps me up until this day. I mean, I still remember the last match I lost in Judo.”

Harrison had a last-second opponent switch only two days before her fight with Pacheco and was bumped up to the main event. A lot of pressure to handle for only her fourth professional fight at the time. Harrison was very emotional after the win.

“A lot of people pointed at my fight with Larissa Pacheco, because I showed some emotion after my win,” Harrison said. “It was my first fight that went the distance. I was definitely upset with my performance just because I know I’m so much better than the performance I put on that night. But listen, the reality is what we do and stepping in that cage, like you never know what’s going to happen.

“In a fight, anything can happen. I was a little taken back because my opponent changed two days before the fight, I got bumped up to the main event and a lot of personal stuff going on so it was kind of a tough moment for me and the fact that I was still able to prevail was good, it just wasn’t good enough for me.”

When asked how her MMA journey compares to her judo days, Harrison said she’s having a lot more fun now.

“God no, because this is way more fun,” Harrison laughed. “Becoming an Olympic champion was cool, a lot of heartache, a lot of loss, and a lot of ups and downs, and a roller coaster. I mean, granted, I have had a lot of roller coasters in my MMA career. They haven’t resulted in any losses yet, so I can definitely say it’s a lot more fun. Winning is fun.”

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