Statement on Larissa Pacheco: pic.twitter.com\/XhDLrbMB9i<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PFL Public Relations (@PFL_PR) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n After going 10-0 on the regional MMA scene in her native Brazil, Pachecho had a brief two-fight bantamweight run in the UFC that saw her suffer stoppage-losses to future UFC titleholders Jessica Andrade and Germaine de Randamie. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC star ends retirement for return fight against fan favorite at UFC 323<\/a><\/p>\n The Brazilian missed out on a chance to return to the UFC in 2018 when she was stopped by Macy Chiasson on Season 28 of The Ultimate Fighter<\/a>, and the following year she joined the PFL and lost a unanimous decision to Harrison in the first fight of their eventual trilogy. <\/p>\n Larissa Pacheco defeated Kayla Harrison in their third meeting in 2022. \/ (PFL)<\/p>\n Pacheco\u2019s only PFL losses came at the hands of Harrison and former UFC star Cyborg, and she remains the only woman to defeat Harrison in MMA. Provided she can make the drop down to the bantamweight division again, an Octagon return for the 31-year-old could add an intriguing storyline to the UFC given after Harrison won the women\u2019s bantamweight belt earlier this year.<\/p>\n Following her loss to Pacheco in the finals of the 2022 PFL Lightweight Tournament, Harrison picked up one more PFL win over former UFC fighter Aspen Ladd to close out her career with the promotion. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Undefeated MMA fighter impresses UFC legend by savagely choking opponent unconscious<\/a><\/p>\n The Olympic gold medalist made her Octagon debut at UFC 300 and submitted former bantamweight titleholder Holly Holm in the second round. Following a unanimous decision over Ketlen Vieira in her sophomore outing, Harrison took the women\u2019s bantamweight belt from Julianna Pe\u00f1a via second-round kimura in the co-main event of UFC 316. <\/p>\n Kayla Harrison (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Julianna Pena (not pictured) in a bantamweight title bout during UFC 316. \/ Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Retired UFC Hall of Famer Amanda Nunes entered the cage following Harrison\u2019s win<\/a> to tease her return for what would be a massive superfight. Things have unfortunately been fairly quiet regarding Nunes\u2019 plans<\/a> in the months following that viral faceoff, and perhaps the UFC might bring Pacheco back onto the roster in the hopes that her history with Harrison would help generate hype for an alternate title bout if \u201cThe Lioness\u201d isn\u2019t ready to return quite yet.<\/p>\n \u2022 UFC legend Dustin Poirier teams up with Bruce Buffer for iconic UFC 322 surprise<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Ex-UFC champion faces significant layoff following hand surgery<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022 Tom Aspinall gets new custom fight kit for UFC 321 title fight with Ciryl Gane<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Brendan Allen joins UFC title conversation with rankings update after UFC Vancouver<\/a> <\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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