Julianna Peña Was 'Not Impressed' With Ex-PFL Standout's Title Shot Clincher

Newly minted two-time UFC women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña let it be known she is not focused on a fight against former mainstay Kayla Harrison – not yet at least.

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Peña defeated former champion Raquel Pennington Saturday night by split decision in the co-main event of UFC 307. Despite a difficult Round 1 to score and getting dropped in Round 4, Peña earned her first win since a Dec. 2021 upset of then-champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. Peña was injured for a portion of last year, which led to Pennington earning a vacant title shot against Mayra Bueno Silva in January.

Despite No.3-ranked Harrison improving to 2-0 under the UFC banner with a unanimous decision against Ketlen Vieira, where she utilized her wrestling, ground-and-pound, and relentless pace to frustrate the Brazilian, it wasn't up to Peña's standards. In her in-Octagon post-fight interview, Peña called for a trilogy bout with Nunes, who defeated Peña in a rematch at UFC 277 in 2022. Nunes retired last summer after a win at UFC 289 against Irene Aldana, Peña's replacement.

After Peña won, she sent her message to Nunes on a side-by-side split screen with Harrison, who many in the MMA community believe is a shoo-in for a title shot in her next fight.

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