Kayla Harrison was hospitalized a week before UFC 307 for ‘blood pooling’: ‘Something was going on’

Kayla Harrison dealt with medical issues prior to UFC 307.

Harrison earned her second Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) win at UFC 307 last weekend (Sat., Oct. 5, 2024) when she defeated the No. 2 ranked women’s bantamweight Boiler Vieira inside Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

New champion Julianna Pena was not impressed.

The former two-time Olympic gold medalist wasn’t as dominant as she was in her UFC debut when she was demolished Holly Holm; However, some medical issues before the fight could have contributed to her performance.

“I’m still learning. I’m still growing. I feel like there’s a lot of room for improvement for me. It definitely wasn’t my best night in the cage. A lot of things happened,” Harrison said. TMZ Sports. “You know, I don’t like making excuses. I had to go to the hospital the week before, I felt like peeing blood and there was all sorts of things going on. So I don’t like making excuses, But I definitely wasn’t my best in the cage on Saturday night and I know I can get better and grow from it.”

Harrison hasn’t revealed why she was peeing blood, but it doesn’t help that she’s cutting a lot of weight to make the women’s bantamweight limit of 136 lbs. The 34-year-old also told TMZ that when she gets below 150, things start to get very difficult.

“I need some time off because of the weight cut and the process,” Harrison said. “You want the truth? I’m just not built to weigh 135 pounds. Every time I get under 150, it’s not pleasant. The first time I was afraid, can I do it? And this time it was fear of : ‘Oh God, I have to do it.’ You know, like the expectation.”

Even now with a huge weight cut, Harrison makes the weight and performs. The question is: how long will she want to make the weight, especially if she captures the title?

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