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Kaitlin Young has been there and done that in the sport of MMA. Despite her tournament experience, she's never fought for such a large grand prize as she's now gunning for.
The year 2020 was rough for just about everybody in some way or another, but for the 22-fight veteran in Young, she achieved some goals and attained a year that was "oddly good" overall. Aside from picking up a solid victory over Latoya Walker in July, March 2 marked the one-year anniversary of the Striking Institue in Little Canada, Minnesota – Young's first gym she's ever opened.
To make matters even better heading into 2021, she received an offer from the Professional Fighters League (PFL).
"I had been asked about it a couple of years ago before they even started and it's my belief that if you're going to move up in weight, it has to be slow," Young told MyMMANews. "Otherwise, it's not the right kind of weight. Your body's just not as strong. And at that time I had just decided to move up from '35 to '45. So it was like, I think that's too big right now.
"Now, I did not realize that the grand prize was a million bucks… (laughs). So yeah, I'm not super surprised but I feel 100-percent ready for it now and it just came at the perfect time."
Continued: Kaitlin Young enters new, yet familiar, territory in PFL lightweight tournament
