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Ex-UFC champion Julianna Peña brands herself the ‘Greatest female fighter of all time’

Julianna Peña brands herself greatest female fighter of all time UFC Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña is steadfast in her opinion, that she is the best female mixed martial artist to ever compete – in the wake of the sudden retirement of arch-rival and former foe, Amanda Nunes over the weekend at UFC 289. Peña, the current #1 ranked bantamweight contender and former undisputed division […]

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña is steadfast in her opinion, that she is the best female mixed martial artist to ever compete – in the wake of the sudden retirement of arch-rival and former foe, Amanda Nunes over the weekend at UFC 289.

Peña, the current #1 ranked bantamweight contender and former undisputed division champion, has yet to return to the Octagon since July of last year, headlining UFC 277 against the above-mentioned, Nunes, dropping her undisputed bantamweight title in a hugely one-sided unanimous decision loss.

First facing Bahia native, Nunes in the co-main event of UFC 269 in December 2021, Peña turned in a shocking stoppage win over the two-weight champion, submitting the Brazilian with a highlight-reel second round rear-naked choke.

And initially scheduled to headline UFC 289 last weekend in a title trilogy rubber match with Nunes, Peña was forced from the bantamweight title fight after suffering a fractured rib, with Mexican challenger, Irene Aldana replacing her as a result.

Responding to Nunes’ victory over Aldana and subsequent immediate retirement from mixed martial arts, Peña, who has now been denied a decider with the former two-weight champion, claimed she forced Nunes into a retirement due to her ability.

Expected to be involved in a vacant title fight at the bantamweight limit, Peña has been called out by former title challenger, Raquel Pennington, while flyweight contender, Erin Blanchfield, has reportedly offered to make a division climb in pursuit of a title fight with Peña.

Julianna Peña touts her own ability following UFC 289

Despite the retirement of Nunes – whom many have considered to be the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, according to Peña, she herself, is actually the best female fighter to ever compete in combat sports.

“The greatest female fighter of all time, according to me, is me,” Julianna Peña told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “You wanna know why? Because, I’m not a fighter, I’m a warrior. I’m a warrior that lives inside and that’s the difference.”

“Amanda’s (Nunes) a fighter, and I’m a warrior,” Julianna Peña explained. “I’m the greatest warrior and I’m the greatest fighter of all time. And I believe that with my heart, because I never stop coming. You’re gonna have to put me to sleep, or knock me the f*ck out, to get me to stop coming after you.”

Ex-UFC champion Julianna Peña brands herself the ‘Greatest female fighter of all time’

Julianna Peña touts her own ability following UFC 289

Report – Erin Blanchfield offers to fight Julianna Peña for vacant bantamweight title following UFC 289

Julianna Pena seems to be next in line after the greatest female UFC fighter of all time retired at UFC 289. The path to the throne has opened up tremendously for people, and it is now rumored that Pena could be facing a fighter who, if victorious, would become the youngest female champion in UFC […]

Amanda Nunes cruised to a seemingly easy decision victory over Irene Aldana at UFC 289. The legendary Brazilian fighter was just too much for the young Mexican contender. Nunes dominated Aldana in all aspects of the fight and exacted her will whenever she pleased. Aldana did land a few good shots, and even got back to her feet with relative ease early into the fight, but ‘The Lionness’ was just too much for her.

Nunes retired after scoring the decision victory, and the legacy she’s leaving behind on the sport will surely be remembered forever. There’s no doubt that she is the greatest female fighter to ever live, but, she’s leaving the UFC behind in a questionable position.

As of now, there are no clear contenders to contest her vacated throne besides Julianna Pena, who defeated Nunes at UFC 269 in what was one of the most surprising upsets of all time. ‘The Lionness’ would snatch back the throne at UFC 277, and the trilogy fight between the two was actually supposed to go down at UFC 289. However, due to broken ribs suffered in training camp, ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ was forced to pull out and Irene Aldana took her place.

Julianna Pena and Erin Blacnhfield for the vacant women’s bantamweight title?

As reported by MMA journalist Aaron Bronsteter on Twitter, the young Erin Blanchfield has now “thrown her hat in” for the opportunity to fight for the now-vacant UFC bantamweight title against Julianna Pena.

“One candidate throwing her name in the hat for the vacant bantamweight title is Erin Blanchfield,” Bronsteter said on Twitter. “…With a Grasso/Valentina bout expected to be next at flyweight, she is interested in facing Pena for the vacant title and becoming the youngest female UFC champion ever.”

One candidate throwing her name in the hat for the vacant bantamweight title is Erin Blanchfield, I'm told.

With a Grasso/Valentina bout expected to be next at flyweight, she is interested in facing Pena for the vacant title and becoming the youngest female UFC champion ever.

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 11, 2023

A young and hungry UFC superstar, ‘Cold Blooded’ Erin Blanchfield shows incredible promise. At 11-1, she’s shown she will not be defeated easily in her pursuit for UFC gold. What’s more impressive is where Blanchfield accrued these wins at. All of her professional fights come from either Invicta FC (the premier feeder organization for all the top female UFC talent) or the UFC itself. She’s actually 5-0 inside the UFC octagon, with wins over superb opponents such as the dangerous veteran Jessica Andrade and the exciting and hard-hitting Molly McCann.

As far as if Blanchfield will get her desire to battle for the UFC gold, that remains to be seen. However, the UFC has historically shown they love making history, and, “Youngest female champion in UFC history” does have quite a ring to it.

Who do you want to fight Julianna Pena for the vacant women’s bantamweight title?

Julianna Peña Calls Out Amanda Nunes for UFC Retirement: ‘Wtf Was That?’

Julianna Peña is not happy about Amanda Nunes’ retirement. Immediately after Nunes laid her gloves in the Octagon after her win over Irene Aldana at UFC 289…

Julianna Pena takes credit for scaring Amanda Nunes into retirement: ‘WTF was that?’

It didn’t take long for Julianna Pena to comment on the retirement of Amanda Nunes. ‘The Lioness’ headlined Saturday’s UFC 289 pay-per-view in the Great White North, handily defeating bantamweight title challenger Irene Aldana over the course of 25 minutes. Following the matchup, Nunes laid down her two world title belts alongside her gloves and […]

It didn’t take long for Julianna Pena to comment on the retirement of Amanda Nunes.

‘The Lioness’ headlined Saturday’s UFC 289 pay-per-view in the Great White North, handily defeating bantamweight title challenger Irene Aldana over the course of 25 minutes. Following the matchup, Nunes laid down her two world title belts alongside her gloves and announced that she is officially retiring from mixed martial arts. Her announcement immediately got the attention of two-time Nunes opponent, Julianna Pena.

The ‘Venezuelan Vixen’ was originally tipped to be Nunes’ challenger at UFC 289, but an injury sustained while training forced her to withdraw. Upon realizing that she will never get the chance to complete her trilogy with Nunes, Pena took to Twitter and suggested that Nunes was running off into the sunset before having to step inside the Octagon with her one more time.

“I scared you so bad into retirement,” Pena tweeted. “Personally, Congratulations. Professionally, wtf was that? #UFC289”

I scared you so bad into retirement. Personally, Congratulations. Professionally, wtf was that? #UFC289

— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) June 11, 2023

Is Julianna Pena vs. Raquel Pennington the Fight to Make?

Amanda Nunes ends her illustrious career going 16-2 inside the Octagon, her only losses coming against Cat Zingano in 2014 and the aforementioned Julianna Pena at UFC 269 in January 2021. Seven months later, ‘The Lioness’ reclaimed her bantamweight title from Pena, setting the stage for a trilogy bout that will never come to fruition.

With the women’s bantamweight world title now vacated, it opens the door for Julianna Pena to slide right in and challenge for the title against a new opponent. Who that will be is yet to be determined, but the likeliest scenario would see Raquel Pennington step in to fight for the vacant championship. Pennington served as the official backup for UFC 289’s main event between Nunes and Aldana.

Julianna Pena takes shot at Amanda Nunes: ‘She’s probably thankful for me making her relevant again’

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Julianna Pena continues war of words with former foe Amanda Nunes. In December of 2021, Pena scored the biggest win of her career when she shocked the world, submitting Nunes in the second round of the co-main event of UFC 269. It marked Nunes’ first loss since 2014, ending a 12-fight […]

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Julianna Pena continues war of words with former foe Amanda Nunes.

In December of 2021, Pena scored the biggest win of her career when she shocked the world, submitting Nunes in the second round of the co-main event of UFC 269. It marked Nunes’ first loss since 2014, ending a 12-fight winning streak. An instant rematch was called, which Nunes would dominate over the scheduled five round, winning a unanimous decision.

With it being one a piece, a trilogy match was called for the headlining fight for UFC 289, but Pena had to withdraw from the contest due to injury.

Julianna Pena calls out Amanda Nunes

While it has not been anything malicious, the pair have exchanged words with one another and there certainly seems to be tension between them. Talking to Shak MMA, Pena would continue the war of words between them.

“Everybody always has that one person that’s just stuck in their butt and that’s me for Amanda,” Pena said. “I know that she knows that. I think at the end of the day she’s probably really thankful for me making her relevant again when I beat her because no one really cared about Amanda Nunes because she was just stomping everybody out and knocking them out in the first round.

“So, I think that they were excited to see somebody come in and stop her dead in her tracks with dominance and I think they were excited to see the savagery and the heart that I had. The determination to never give up in the second fight and unfortunately for me, I ran out of time.” (H/ T MMA Mania)

Julianna Pena talks with Shak MMA, discusses former opponent Amanda Nunes

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