Larissa Pacheco has lastly achieved it. Final Saturday she achieved a aim years within the making. After shedding twice to former Skilled Fighters League champ and Olympic gold medallist Kayla Harrison, the Brazilian managed to attain a win of their third encounter—taking residence the promotion’s 2022 season title and its one-million-dollar prize within the course of.
In an interview with Ag Struggle, Pacheco expressed her emotions on the feeling of lastly defeating a embellished martial artist corresponding to Harrison. Moreover, she shared some ideas on what she would possibly do along with her prize cash, although she has no concrete concepts for it simply but.
“It certain does have a particular style. It doesn’t style like revenge, however it does style like a million {dollars}. A belt, that’s a giant accomplishment in my life. Beating an Olympic athlete, too. I’m not pondering that a lot in regards to the cash, as a result of now that I’ve overwhelmed her, I do know my title will achieve worth. It’s a results of my work, my dedication,”
“I didn’t even know I had gained one million {dollars},” Larissa mentioned. “I had no time to rely. I’m not interested by how one can spend that cash in any respect but. I’m simply comfortable about my accomplishment. After all it’s good, however I’m nonetheless processing what I’m going to do with all that cash. What I can inform you is that I’m not going to blow all of it. After so a few years of labor and sweat. We’re going to calmly wait and see what to do.”
Pacheco (19-4) grew to become the PFL 2022 champion by defeating Olena Kolesnyk, Zamzagul Fayzallanova and the aforementioned Harrison within the remaining. The 28-year-old’s final defeat befell in December 2019, when she dropped a unanimous choice to Harrison in that 12 months’s remaining spherical of the ladies’s light-weight match.
