Julianna Pena conquered the opportunities and shocked the world when she defeated Amanda Nunes to become the Bantam weight champion of the UFC ladies.
Julianna Pena then became a double UFC champion last October when they barely defeated Raquel Pennington on UFC 307.
Immediately after recovering her Bantamweight title, Pena Amanda Nunes called for a trilogy fight, attempted to retire her and to take action again.
Despite her historical feud with 'The Lioness', Pena also has a constant feud with Kayla Harrison, after she constantly accused her of the use of steroids.
And with Nunes who are still retiring, the UFC announced last Tuesday that Pena will defend its title against Harrison on UFC 316 on June 7.
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Julianna Pena pulled enormous upset against Amanda Nunes to become UFC champion
After a long term of office in the UFC, who saw her debut in 2013 after winning the Ultimate Fighter, 'The Venezolan Vixen' received a title shot against the then Champion Amanda Nunes in 2021.
In the fight, Pena was a huge underdog on +700, one of the biggest title fights underdogs in the history of UFC, which was honest given the pure dominance of Nunes in the sport.
Only 30 seconds in the fight dropped the Brazilian champion Pena with a leg kick, who immediately painted a gloomy photo for her in the fight.
Again, only a few minutes later Pena was placed on the floor again after Nunes connected to a right hand. For the rest of the first round, Nunes continued to dominate the challenger and came close to finishing several times.
Although, in the second round, Pena Nunes began to meet with a disappointment and show her that she would not go out easily.
After ruthless punches for more than three minutes, Pena insured a Takedown with just over a minute over in the round. She immediately switched to the back of a tiring nunes and sank in a chake.
Shockingly, nunes and Pena pulled out what will go down as one of the greatest disturbances in the UFC history.
“That is the biggest upset in the history of sport, there,” Joe Rogan cried on comment.
The Rematch was not that good for Julianna Pena
The result is one of the largest shocks in the UFC history, an immediate rematch was booked for UFC 277 in July 2022.
'The Lioness' went into the Rematch with a chip on her shoulder and set up a brutal version, in which Pena dropped several times on his way to a unanimous decision victory.
The two Bantam weights were then planned to complete their trilogy in 2023, but Pena withdrew from the fight due to an injury, so that their rivalry remained unfinished.
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