Twitter reacts to Kayla Harrison’s dominant victory at PFL 2019, Week 1

Kayla Harrison had a one-sided start to the PFL women’s lightweight season on Thursday when she earned a unanimous-decision victory at PFL 2019, Week 1.

Harrison (4-0), the two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, remained unbeaten in her MMA career with another dominant performance against UFC veteran Larissa Pacheco (11-3) in her first fight of the season, which took place at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., and aired on ESPN2. Because she went the distance, though, the win earned Harrison just three points in the standings.

Check below to see the top Twitter reactions to Harrison’s victory over Pacheco at PFL 2019, Week 1.

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Two-time U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist @Judo_Kayla prepares for her Women’s Lightweight Division debut in the @airforcereserve Prep Room pic.twitter.com/1zzwHK2IJA

— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) May 10, 2019

.@ProFightLeague 2019 Week-1 Main Event Closing Betting Odds:@Judo_Kayla Harrison (-1700) vs. Larissa Pacheco (+950) @espn 2 @espnmma @thugjitsumaster @Randy_Couture @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) May 10, 2019

I love Harrison’s relentless pace

— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) May 10, 2019

Easily 10-8

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 10, 2019

Harrison too damn strong. Just tosses the Brazilian off her neck like a fly.

— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) May 10, 2019

Oh. Hey. Larissa Pacheco takes Kayla Harrison's back …. annnnnd nope. Harrison shucks her off and gets in top position. Rare moment of adversity for Harrison.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) May 10, 2019

Dang that was a slick move by Pacheco

— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) May 10, 2019

Congrats @Judo_Kayla 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) May 10, 2019

Harrison goes the distance with Pacheco. First decision of Harrison’s young MMA career. She very likely won all three rounds, but couldn’t get the finish and the bonus points that come with it. #PFL1

— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 10, 2019

I'd consider that very valuable cage time if I'm Kayla Harrison or her team. Her opponent engaged, scored a back take, showed good guard retention and veteran savvy. Harrison was likely forced to be conservative to avoid mistakes. This will help her grow quite a bit.

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) May 10, 2019

This is Harrison’s most impressive performance, IMO. Showed her ability to push the pace all three rounds and maintain her poise under adversity.

— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) May 10, 2019

Kayla Harrison starts her @ProFightLeague season with a dominant win pic.twitter.com/qDqhOBxuFC

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 10, 2019

Golden once again! @JudoKayla was tested by @pachecolarissa but stays perfect with a decision and earns 3 points. #PFLmma pic.twitter.com/JRAkwuqQQB

— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) May 10, 2019

#PFLmma results: Kayla Harrison defeats Larissa Pacheco via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27).https://t.co/0EHcpCbd9e

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 10, 2019

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