“I have had the conversations with my coaches about how long do we wait before (we pivot), and I have an idea in my mind, like, ‘Hey, if I don’t have news by this time, then I’m just going to ask (for a different opponent),’” Harrison told MMA Junkie. “It’s also not fair for the division. I want to be conscientious of being a champion and being respectful of other fighters’ time and career.”
“We all have a very short window,” Harrison continued. “I would never want to put someone else’s dream on hold because, you know, that’s something that I do think about. I’m pretty sure (the Nunes fight is) going to happen. From everything I hear, she’s ready to go, she wants to fight, I want to fight. We’re just waiting on the details. I want to fight the beginning of next year, for sure.”
Pena will be waiting patiently for the winner.
“I haven’t seen anyone else say that they want to fight Amanda or Kayla except me,“ Pena told Ariel Helwani. ”I’m willing to fight either one of them. If I could jump right into an immediate rematch with either one of them, I think that would be the best case scenario. I don’t see any roadblocks to it, but maybe the promotion has other ideas. I’m not sure. My head says Amanda and my heart says Kayla. I don’t know. May the best woman win.“