Kayla Harrison is looking for gold after her latest win at UFC 307.

While she was the biggest favorite on the card, Harrison actually dealt with some adversity after Ketlen Vieira connected with a nasty elbow in the second round that caused significant swelling and bleeding on her forehead. That didn’t stop Harrison from getting the fight to the ground and punishing Vieira with devastating strikes to ensure she left Utal with the victory.

When it was over the judges scored the fight 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 with Harrison moving to 2-0 in the UFC.

“My hat goes off to Ketlen,” Harrison said after her win. “She’s a killer. She’s No. 2 for a reason.

“Ladies, enjoy it while you can. Because the queen is home and she’s coming for that f*cking gold.”

Harrison showed confidence in her hands before working from the clinch to try for the takedown. To her credit, Vieira never allowed Harrison to get into position to get the throw or the inside trip before the fighters separated back to the center of the cage.

Unfortunately that early success fending off Harrison’s grappling gave Vieira a false sense of security. Vieira got a little too aggressive and Harrison immediately grabbed onto her and then tossing the Brazilian to the canvas.

Harrison immediately began raining down punches as she punished Vieira with her ground and pound but time ran out before she could potentially set up a fight ending sequence.

The action slowed in the second with Harrison struggling to set up her takedowns and Vieira actually connected with a well-timed elbow on the inside. There was significant swelling and a trickle of blood coming from Harrison’s forehead after eating the shot from Vieira.

As the third round started there was also blood coming from Harrison’s nose as she was wearing a lot of damage on her face but she continued moving forward until she secured another takedown. From there, Harrison began hammering away with punches and elbows with Vieira stuck on her back.

Harrison really began dropping bombs from the top while maintaining total control over Vieira, who just couldn’t find any room to escape. Time ticked away with Harrison still delivering punishing blows and Vieira content to survive as the fight came to a close.

While it probably wasn’t the statement she wanted to make, Harrison still beat a veteran bantamweight contender who has only been finished once in the UFC. The victory should easily position Harrison to get the winner of Raquel Pennington and Julianna Peña to take another step towards her ultimate goal of becoming UFC champion.