Trump celebrates with UFC star Kayla Harrison after she wins title

Kayla Harrison made an indelible people connected the UFC successful conscionable her 3rd bout successful the organization.

Harrison defeated Julianna Peña connected Saturday nighttime astatine UFC 316 via submission to triumph the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship, perchance mounting herself up for an epic combat against Amanda Nunes.

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Kayla Harrison celebrates with President Donald Trump aft her triumph against Julianna Pena successful the UFC women's bantamweight title bout during the UFC 316 lawsuit astatine Prudential Center connected June 7, 2025 successful Newark, New Jersey. (Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC)

As Harrison celebrated the victory, she stepped extracurricular the octagon and greeted President Donald Trump. The 2 embraced with the combatant appearing to beryllium successful shock. Trump was successful attendance for the matches that took spot astatine the Prudential Center successful Newark, New Jersey.

"The president of the United States is giving maine a buss connected my cheek, and I’m like, beatified (cow)," Harrison said aft the fight. "And past Mike Tyson is close there! I’m like, americium I successful a movie close now? What is happening?"

Now, Harrison appears to beryllium connected the way to a mega combat against Nunes.

Nunes vacated the 135-pound rubric erstwhile she retired from the athletics successful 2023. She is not presently successful the UFC’s cause investigating excavation and volition request to implicit six months of random cause investigating earlier she tin combat again.

President Donald Trump congratulates Kayla Harrison aft winning her women's bantamweight bout against Julianna Pena during the UFC-316 mixed martial arts lawsuit astatine the Prudential Center connected Saturday, June 7, 2025 successful Newark, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta)

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"We’re decidedly going to spot each different successful the future," Nunes told Harrison.

Harrison was a two-time Olympic golden medalist successful judo earlier she turned her attraction to mixed martial arts. She made her MMA debut successful 2018 successful the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and rapidly became 1 of the apical pistillate fighters successful the organization.

She was the PFL women’s lightweight champion successful 2019 and 2021.

Kayla Harrison poses with President Donald Trump aft her triumph against Julianna Pena successful the UFC women's bantamweight title bout during the UFC 316 lawsuit astatine Prudential Center connected June 7, 2025 successful Newark, New Jersey. (Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC)

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Harrison’s triumph over Peña marked her 3rd successful the UFC. She has already defeated Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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