Kayla Harrison enters her first UFC title fight as a heavy favorite to become champion at UFC 316.
UFC CEO Dana White recently announced that Harrison will challenge Julianna Peña for the bantamweight title in the co-main event of UFC 316, scheduled for June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
According to FanDuel, Harrison is listed as a -590 favorite to win the 135-pound championship, while Peña is a significant underdog at +370. These odds suggest Harrison has an 85.5 percent chance of defeating Peña. A successful $100 bet on Peña would yield a profit of $370.
Peña is familiar with being a substantial underdog. She famously achieved a major upset in UFC title history when she defeated Amanda Nunes to win her first belt at UFC 269 in December 2021. In that fight, Peña was an underdog with odds of +700.
Harrison`s upcoming fight will be her third in the octagon, following a successful 15-1 record in the PFL. In her UFC debut at UFC 300 last year, the two-time PFL season champion defeated Holly Holm. She then secured a decision victory against Ketlen Vieira at UFC 307 in October—the same event where Peña regained her title by defeating Raquel Pennington by decision.
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