Middletown native Kayla Harrison two wins away from another $1 million payday: What to know

Middletown native fights tonight with finals of 2021 PFL Playoffs on the line
Middletown's Kayla Harrison fights tonight in the semifinals of PFL 2021 in Hollywood, Fla. She is two wins away from her second $1 million payday. FILE PHOTO

Credit: Gregory Payan

Credit: Gregory Payan

Middletown's Kayla Harrison fights tonight in the semifinals of PFL 2021 in Hollywood, Fla. She is two wins away from her second $1 million payday. FILE PHOTO

Middletown’s Kayla Harrison is two wins from her second $1 million payday in the Professional Fighters League.

Harrison, 10-0, faces Genah Fabian, 4-1, in the main card of 2021 PFL Playoffs tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.

This is the semifinals of the lightweight division where a $1 million prize awaits the fighter who wins tonight and in the finals.

The main card airs at 9 p.m. on ESPN at 9 p.m., following preliminaries on ESPN+.

Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo, won the 2019 PFL championship. Last year’s championship was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2021 PFL Playoffs 2 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, 9 p.m.)

  • Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian – women’s lightweight semifinal
  • Bruno Cappelozza vs. Jamelle Jones – heavyweight semifinal
  • Larissa Pacheco vs. Taylor Guardado – women’s lightweight semifinal
  • Denis Goltsov vs. Ante Delija – heavyweight semifinal

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Stuart Austin vs. Renan Ferreira
  • Marina Mokhnatkina vs. Kaitlin Young
  • Muhammed DeReese vs. Carl Seumanutafa
  • Zamzagul Fayzallanova vs. Mariana Morais
  • Amanda Leve vs. Cynthia Vescan

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