Dana White changes tune on potential signing of PFL champion Kayla Harrison

It appears UFC president Dana White has had a change of heart regarding the signing of Kayla Harrison.

Shortly after White questioned if reigning PFL women’s lightweight champion Harrison (9-0) would be ready for the UFC, he seems a lot more open to having her join the roster.

“Yeah, I know her contract’s up soon,” White said in an interview with Big Night Breaks. “I don’t know if she’s ready to come over here yet, or her people feel she’s ready to come over here yet, but when she is, we’re ready.”

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Harrison has run through competition so far in her unbeaten MMA tenure. She opened up the PFL season with a bang when she made quick work of Mariana Morais at 2021 PFL 3 and is a heavy favorite to win the $1 million yearly prize offered to champions once again.

Though the UFC doesn’t currently have a women’s 155-pound division, Harrison has already proven she can hit the featherweight mark, when she made her successful 145-pound debut with a finish of Courtney King in a one-off fight with Invicta FC. The 30-year-old’s PFL contract expires at the end of the season, and she has reiterated her aspirations of becoming the greatest of all time.

In a recent interview with ESPN, Harrison responded to White’s claim that she may not be ready for the UFC, stating that she’s willing to compete with the top fighters if she’s paid the right amount of money.

“I think that if Dana is ready to pay me a lot of money, I’ll make him a lot of money,” Harrison said. “I have stated many times, I’m ready to face the best in the world.”