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Nunes has had some weak defenses but has also beat all the women which would be considered greatest of all time. While Nunes came out with a strong start against Pena, she struggled to maintain her pace in the second round after the Ultimate Fighter 18 winner really started to MMA touch her on the chin with a series of punches. Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time. Juliana is married to the father of their child you pine cone. Julianna Pena has left fans split with her post-fight comments about Amanda Nunes being a mother.
"It ruins the dream outcome that I had planned, to forever be a world champion after tonight," Poirier said. "But the year isn’t ruined. An opportunity I had is ruined, and that’s all right. It is what it is. I’ll look in the mirror like a man." Bet on Oliveira vs. Poirier in DraftKings Sports Betting. Unlike Nunes’ past opponents, there’s some legitimate bad blood between her and Pena leading up to the matchup at UFC 269.



Firstly, if we compare the styles of the two bantamweights, Nunes is exceptional on all fronts. Meanwhile, Julianna’s grappling is way better than her striking. Nunes’ UFC Bantamweight Championship will be on the line. A judge later granted a stipulation order of continuance in her case such that if Peña had no other incidents for a year, the case would be dismissed. Peña was expected to face Sara McMann on January 16, 2021 at UFC on ABC 1 before being pushed back a week later to UFC 257 on January 24, 2021.
"I definitely expected to win, but the world is my oyster." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. In the first round, Nunes dropped her twice – once with a leg kick then a jab.

Peña claims Nunes avoided her and chose different opponents each time, saying their brawl would be an unfavorable stylistic matchup. The two were scheduled to fight in August, but Nunes contracted the coronavirus, forcing the fight’s delay. It frustrated Peña, and in one instance she mimicked a reporter at a news conference and asked White when the two would finally compete. Peña had entered the match as an enormous underdog against Nunes, one of the greatest female fighters in mixed martial arts. The UFC announced early Monday that the title fight between two-division champion Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena has been rescheduled for UFC 269 on December 11.
Having dominantly reigned over both the bantamweight and featherweight classes for years, most expected the “Lioness” to brush “The Venezuelan Vixen” aside and add another defense to her résumé. The former lightweight title challengers collided on the main card of UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. If Pena can defeat Nunes again, it opens up a whole new realm of opportunity for the women’s bantamweight division in the UFC. There are so many fresh match ups available for the UFC to make and Pena will be the undisputed top dog. As soon as the fight ended there was talk of a rematch, and it’s quite easily the biggest women’s fight the UFC could make right now heading into the new year. There will be title fights, shocking upsets, incredible wars and new rivalries created throughout the year, but there are some that already spilling over from this year.

At the same time, the submission threat is also always present and she has quite a few on her record from varying positions. "Julianna is a person who always believed in herself and believed that she could win this fight if she got it," UFC President Dana White said. "You heard her for months leading up to this fight, and she did it. It’s one of the things that makes this sport so incredible. An upset like this, where you can't believe it, it happens all the time here." Pena is coming off a win over Sara McMann at UFC UFC 257 in January 2021.
This UFC betting preview for Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena will share the odds, picks, prediction, stats and stream for how to watch UFC 269 tonight. Amanda Nunes was scheduled to take on Julianna Pena in the co-main event of UFC 265. The fight which would have taken place on the 7th of August was pulled off from the card since Nunes tested positive for coronavirus. When the night started, Pena was one of the biggest underdogs in the history of UFC title fights and she shocked Nunes and the rest of the world with her performance. Despite that result, Nunes’ staggering reign atop the bantamweight division means she’ll ultimately get to decide if an immediate rematch is in her future. Pena went on to offer former dual-division champion Nunes an immediate rematch, but was overcome with emotion during her initial octagon interview with commentator Joe Rogan.
With the juice certainly too far off the charts to get involved in a straight side, I’m taking Nunes to end this one out of the gates. While the experienced Peña could potentially try to draw this one out, there should be some added motivation on Nunes’ side after Peña ran her mouth in the weeks leading up to the fight. For Peña, one aspect of her game she doesn’t lack is experience against the best of the best. Since joining the UFC in 2013, Peña has had big wins over the likes of Cat Zingano , Jessica Eye, and most recently Sara McMann back in January of this year. Let’s take a closer look at whether the champ-champ has anything to be concerned about.

In her last fight, she smothered Sara McMann (12-6) in the third round. Former UFC fighter reveals past as sex worker to fund MMA career One-time UFC fighter Yoshinori Horie revealed the news on social media. “She’s a fighter that doesn’t do well when she’s fighting against adversity,” Pena said.
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Talentwise, Peña is seemingly on the lower end of Nunes’ run of title challengers. She’s not defensively responsible, either on the feet or on the mat, and her cardio doesn’t stand out either. Sean Zerillo breaks down the matchup and how bettors can find value in the fight below. You have the ability to do anything you want in this life,” Pena said after her triumph. Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm, as we know, was previously the benchmark for “best UFC upsets” when Holm knocked Rousey out with a vicious head kick. Dana White believes Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena rematch will be ‘the...