Coach: Kayla Harrison 'Ahead of Schedule' in Cut to Bantamweight for UFC 300

According to her strength and conditioning coach, Jeremy Fedoruk, Harrison is currently “ahead of schedule” to make the bantamweight limit for her April 13 clash with. Fedroruk has been working with Harrison since the two-time Olympic gold medalist joined American Top Team in 2018. Fedoruk says Harrison made the decision to cut to 135 pounds after meeting with him and nutritionist Eric Pena.

In the past, Harrison has relied on her power to impose her will on opponents, but Fedoruk doesn’t expect the former“Our camp was based on losing some muscle density without losing power,” he said. “But you have to realize too that Kayla’s been throwing people around and slamming bodies to the mats most of her life. She is a power-based athlete, high velocity, high level of conditioning — so our camp goes on to keep her power up, keep her conditioning well up and obviously, stay injury free.

Fedoruk avoided offering any concrete predictions for Harrison’s UFC debut, but it is nonetheless clear that his expectations are high.

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