Kayla Harrison hits back at Demetrious Johnson over his Amanda Nunes comments
Johnson said he would rather Amanda Nunes stayed retired. Harrison called that a "mindset of scarcity" before their UFC 334 title fight.
Kayla Harrison has hit back at Demetrious Johnson after he said she should not be fighting Amanda Nunes at UFC 334.
Johnson had said in a video that Harrison calling out Nunes was "a very, very bad idea", adding: "I'd rather see Amanda Nunes stay retired, and then maybe see Kayla Harrison fight one more time and then retire."
Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, the UFC women's bantamweight champion said: "I'm just kind of over 'Mighty's' attitude. First of all, he's the one that said I shouldn't fight Amanda, I should retire. This mindset of scarcity is detrimental to the growth of the sport."
She added: "There's enough room at the table for all of us to eat."
Harrison also criticised Johnson for laughing at the Natalia Silva v Wang Cong main event at UFC 332. "You know how you build a star? You f***ing put them in the main event and you build them," she said.
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