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PFL champ Kayla Harrison’s Titan FC 66 bout canceled after Jozette Cotton’s bad weight cut

Kayla Harrison’s opponent, Jozette Cotton, was hospitalized after reportedly weighing 180 pounds for their lightweight rematch.

[autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] won’t be getting in one more fight in 2020, after all.

Harrison, the 2019 PFL women’s lightweight champion, had her bout at Titan FC 66 canceled after opponent [autotag]Jozette Cotton[/autotag] was hospitalized due to complications from a failed weight cut. The news was announced Wednesday afternoon by Titan FC.

Titan FC 66 is slated to take place Thursday night at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami, Fla.

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Harrison officially made weight on Thursday morning, but Cotton never officially made it to the scale after reportedly weighing 180 pounds for the 156-pound fight.

The bout was supposed to be a rematch from an August 2018 matchup, which Harrison won by third-round TKO at PFL 6 in just her second professional fight.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist last fought at Invicta FC 43 in November when she battered and bloodied Courtney King, en route to a second-round TKO win to remain undefeated. It was Harrison’s first time competing at featherweight.

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PFL champion Kayla Harrison books rematch vs. Jozette Cotton at Titan FC 66

Kayla Harrison made it clear she wanted a second fight before the year ended, and that’s what she’s getting. 

[autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] made it clear she wanted a second fight before the year ended, and that’s what she’s getting.

Harrison, the 2019 PFL women’s lightweight champion, is set to fight [autotag]Jozette Cotton[/autotag] on Dec. 17 at Titan FC 66 in Miami.

A person with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking. ESPN was the first to report the booking Monday.

The fight between Harrison (8-0) and Cotton (8-2), which will be contested at lightweight, is a rematch of an August 2018 matchup. Harrison won by third-round TKO at PFL 6 in just her second professional fight.

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Harrison, 30, had been frustrated sitting on the sidelines all year after the PFL canceled its 2020 season earlier this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But she reached an agreement with the promotion to be able to compete in other promotions before the 2021 season gets underway next April.

Harrison made her return to competition last month at Invicta FC 43 where she battered and bloodied Courtney King, en route to a second-round TKO win to remain undefeated. It was Harrison’s first time competing at 145 pounds.

Cotton, 30, who fights out of Omaha, Neb., hasn’t competed since her loss to Harrison more than two years ago.

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