“The Venezuelan Vixen” has thrown out some more steroid accusations.
It has been two weeks (Oct. 5, 2024) since Julianna Pena became the second Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter to win the Women’s Bantamweight championship twice as she defeated Raquel Pennington via a controversial split decision from inside Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
After her fight, she called out the only other fighter to win the UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship twice, Amanda Nunes, for a trilogy – a fight she’s not getting next because Kayla Harrison is waiting.
Nunes did release a video of her dancing while telling UFC CEO Dana White to give her a call. In a recent interview, Pena trashed Nunes for the video and revealed that Nunes retired to get on steroids.
“You know why she wanted to retire? So that she could get on those roids and not get caught. Look how big she is,” Pena told Ariel Helwani.
Julianna Pena: You know why she wanted to retire? So that she could get on those roids and not get caught.#HelwaniShow pic.twitter.com/ksrCHGAFgB
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) October 14, 2024
A retired fighter who isn’t in the best shape and is a bit thicker means they are on steroids, apparently.
This isn’t the first time that Pena has thrown out accusations over steroids, though. Two months before her fight at UFC 307, she told Harrison to “stay off the needle.”
Nevertheless, Pena has changed course and is expecting to fight Harrison next. She is targeting 2025 International Fight Week in July. “The Venezuelan Vixen” also revealed that the UFC told her Nunes wants to fight the winner of herself vs. Harrison.