Julianna Pena isn’t done chasing another fight with Amanda Nunes. Originally booked to fight Nunes at UFC 289, the former UFC women’s Bantamweight Champion withdrew from the rare trilogy bout due to an injury.
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The UFC women’s bantamweight division is wide open following Amanda Nunes’ retirement in June. Mayra Bueno Silva emerged as one of the top contenders for the vacant 135-pound on Saturday night when she scored a second-round submission victory of ex-champ Holly Holm in the UFC on ESPN 49 main event.
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With Amanda Nunes’s recent retirement, the list of those throwing their hat into the ring for a shot at the vacant UFC women’s bantamweight title (135 pounds) is growing by the day.
Pena’s rage toward Nunes is a bit understandable after the champion retired following her UFC 289 win over Irena Aldana on Saturday, eliminating any possibility of a trilogy fight between the two.
Julianna Pena must have been in attendance at UFC 289 to call for an Amanda Nunes trilogy, because "The Venezuelan Vixen" was furious during Nunes' retirement speech.
Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena continued their beef after the former announced her retirement at UFC 289 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pena appeared unpleased with Saturday's turn of events and claimed over Twitter that she had scared Nunes into retirement.
Amanda Nunes’ loss to Julianna Pena at UFC 269 was one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history, and it took a mental toll on the Brazilian in the immediate aftermath.
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It may not be how she envisioned, but Irene Aldana is now facing the opportunity of a lifetime. On Tuesday, Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White revealed in a Twitter video that bantamweight title challenger Julianna Pena had been forced to withdraw from her rubber match with Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 on June 10, due to broken ribs.
There’s no denying that the war of words between Nunes and Peña has added to the hype surrounding their highly anticipated trilogy bout on June 10 in Vancouver.
Twists and turns have become customary in the career of Julianna Pena. From blue-chip prospect and reality show villain to motherhood, title contention and an unexpected reign as undisputed champion, she has taken a road less traveled.
“I’m ready to go Round 8 right now,” Pena said during the UFC on ESPN 40 post-fight show. “Like, let’s freaking go. I’m here. Where you at, Amanda?
Julianna Pena needed immediate medical attention following a devastating loss to Amanda Nunes in the main event of Saturday's UFC 277 in Dallas. "Julianna's got a big chunk missing from her forehead," UFC president Dana White said in the post-fight news conference.
Julianna Pena had to be taken to hospital following her rematch with Amanda Nunes after losing a chunk of her forehead. Pena stunned Nunes, who is considered one of the finest female MMA fighters of all time, at UFC 269.
The UFC 277 results offered up some wild finishes and major victories for a couple of the promotion’s biggest names.
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A pair of title fight rematches headline Saturday night's UFC 277 in Dallas. The main event at American Airlines Center is a runback of one of the most shocking results in UFC history, as bantamweight champion Julianna Pena (11-4) of Spokane, Wash.
Julianna Pena shocked mixed martial arts fans worldwide when she defeated the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, Amanda Nunes, in December last year.
Their first encounter resulted in one of the biggest upsets in Ultimate Fighting Championship history. No one knows what to expect from the sequel. Julianna Pena will defend the undisputed women’s bantamweight crown against Amanda Nunes when their rematch headlines UFC 277 on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Santos will take a four-bout winning streak into her matchup with reigning flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko in the UFC 275 co-main event on June 11.
The promotion announced on Saturday that Pena vs. Nunes 2 will headline UFC 277 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on July 30.
After establishing herself as one of the sport’s great trash-talkers as well, Nunes got humbled in a big way on Saturday night.
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Who says 13 has got to be unlucky? Not the UFC. The mixed martial arts conglomerate wrapped the pay-per-view calendar year with its 13th event of 2021 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, producing an intensity-sopped 14-bout card from the T-Mobile Arena..
UFC president Dana White has told ESPN's Brett Okamoto that two-division champion Amanda Nunes (21-4-0) will defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Pena (11-4-0) at the UFC 265 pay-per-view this August.
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