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Germaine de Randamie Stops Julianna Peña With Late Guillotine – UFC Fight Island 4 Highlights

de randamieChalk up a rare submission win for Muay Thai ace, Germaine ‘The Iron Lady’ de Randamie. With the contest likely all to play for in the third and final frame, the former UFC featherweight champion locked up a high-elbow guillotine on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Julianna ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ Peña – choking the latter unconscious. […]

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Chalk up a rare submission win for Muay Thai ace, Germaine ‘The Iron Lady’ de Randamie. With the contest likely all to play for in the third and final frame, the former UFC featherweight champion locked up a high-elbow guillotine on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Julianna ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ Peña – choking the latter unconscious.

Dominating the opening round with strikes, as well as maintaining her distance with lateral movement, the Utrecht native briefly threatened with a Von Flue choke in the second round, as Peña held onto a guillotine of her own with de Randamie in side-control.

The veteran Netherlands striker displayed her grappling chaps as Peña looked to score a takedown in the third – jumping for a guillotine at the fence, scoring a technical submission win with referee Jason Herzog forced to separate the two.

Below, check out the highlights of #1 ranked bantamweight contender, de Randamie’s unlikely submission success over Peña.

Germaine de Randamie Sleeps Julianna Pena With Guillotine – UFC Fight Island 4 Results

De Randamie PenaNext up on the UFC Fight Island 4 main card is a women’s bantamweight clash between Germaine de Randamie and Julianna Pena. Round 1: A lot of feinting early on to start this one. De Randamie lands a couple of jabs as Pena looks to pressure her. Pena drops after a right from De Randamie […]

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Next up on the UFC Fight Island 4 main card is a women’s bantamweight clash between Germaine de Randamie and Julianna Pena.

Round 1: A lot of feinting early on to start this one. De Randamie lands a couple of jabs as Pena looks to pressure her. Pena drops after a right from De Randamie but she stil seems to have her wits about her. Pena lands a right with De Randamie against the fence. De Randamie lands some nice shots. She clearly has the striking advantage here as expected. De Randamie lands another huge right but Pena eats it. Pena gets a hold of De Randamie as the latter attempted a kick. However, De Randamie does well to defend but is taken down right as the round ends.

Round 2: De Randamie lands a right. Pena unloads on her soon after with De Randamie against the fence. De Randamie lands two knees to the head but Pena still has her up against the fence. De Randamie does well to defend again but Pena is able to trip her. Pena looks to land ground and pound and is connecting much more. Pena looks to attempt a choke. De Randamie reverses and is on top now. De Randamie sinks in a tight choke this time but Pena survives to reach the third round.

Round 3: Pena lands a couple of shots during a blitz. De Randamie returns a few of her own. De Randamie lands a nice right hand. She follows it up with uppercuts during an exchange. Pena clinches De Randamie against the fence and lands some knees. They both start to land knees now. Pena goes for a takedown but De Randamie counters with a guillotine that puts Pena to sleep!

Official result: Germaine de Randamie defeats Julianna Pena via guillotine submission (R3, 3:25).

[ARCHIVES] Julianna Peña to Amanda Nunes: Defend or Vacate

On This Day One Year Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 3, 2020, 1:34 PM] Julianna Peña believes that Amanda Nunes has about two months until she should be stripped of her bantamweight championship. Bantamweight contender Julianna Peña will be competing against Germaine de Randamie tonight at UFC on ESPN 16 in a fight that has major […]

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On This Day One Year Ago…

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 3, 2020, 1:34 PM]

Julianna Peña believes that Amanda Nunes has about two months until she should be stripped of her bantamweight championship.

Bantamweight contender Julianna Peña will be competing against Germaine de Randamie tonight at UFC on ESPN 16 in a fight that has major implications on the title picture at 135. Reigning champion Amanda Nunes has ruled over the division now for four years, but she added a featherweight championship to her responsibilities at the end of 2018, which has contributed to her being a less active bantamweight champion.  This fact has not escaped Julianna Peña, who believes that if Nunes does not defend the belt soon, she should relinquish the championship.

“Listen, I have respect for all of these women in the division. Of course, I have respect for the champion,” Peña said at UFC on ESPN 16 media day. “But one thing that I see happen all the time is if you don’t fight for your belt in a year, then you gotta give it up. And if she doesn’t fight for the belt at 135 pounds,  it’s time to give it up and let someone else have a try.”

Julianna Peña’s Goal Remains The Same

Amanda Nunes’s last title defense came in December of last year with a shutout decision victory over Peña’s opponent tonight, Germaine de Randamie. This would leave Nunes two months to defend her title if Peña’s recommendation comes to pass. And if Nunes did vacate the bantamweight championship, Peña would not feel cheated by not having a crack at the consensus greatest WMMA fighter of all time, as her primary goal has no face attached to it.

“If she doesn’t want to fight me, then that’s fine,” Pena said. “It seems like she’s been picking most of her fights. And that’s her right as a champion, but my job is to keep my eyes on the prize. And for me, that has always been fighting for the belt and getting that 12 pounds of gold strapped around my waist. And that’s the only thing that I see. That’s my goal, and I’m not gonna stop until I get there.”

There is a strong chance that with a victory tonight over Germaine de Randamie, Peña will have an opportunity to reach her goal in her next bout and give Nunes the fresh challenge she’s been deprived of.

What do you make of Julianna Peña’s comments about bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes?

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Germaine de Randamie vs. Julianna Pena Reported For October 3

Germaine de Randamie will return to the Octagon for the first time since losing to Amanda Nunes for the bantamweight title. According to MMAFighting de Randamie will battle Julianna Pena on Oct. 3. Verbal agreements are in place. But, contracts are not…

Germaine de Randamie will return to the Octagon for the first time since losing to Amanda Nunes for the bantamweight title. According to MMAFighting de Randamie will battle Julianna Pena on Oct. 3. Verbal agreements are in place. But, contracts are not signed at this point, nor has the UFC officially announced the fight. The […]

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Germaine de Randamie vs. Julianna Pena Slated For October 3 Event

De Randamie PenaA pivotal women’s bantamweight bout between Germaine de Randamie and Julianna Pena is in the works for the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night event on October 3. That’s according to MMA Fighting who confirmed the fight with multiple sources that stated verbal agreements are in place. An official announcement should be expected soon. De Randamie hasn’t […]

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A pivotal women’s bantamweight bout between Germaine de Randamie and Julianna Pena is in the works for the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night event on October 3.

That’s according to MMA Fighting who confirmed the fight with multiple sources that stated verbal agreements are in place. An official announcement should be expected soon.

De Randamie hasn’t competed since suffering a unanimous decision defeat to Amanda Nunes in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 245 last December. It snapped a five-fight winning streak for the former kickboxer whose previous loss before that came to Nunes as well back in 2013.

Pena, meanwhile, will look to return to title contention.

The 30-year-old only returned to action for the first time since January 2017 last year when she outpointed Nicco Montano in July. Overall, she is 5-1 with the UFC with her only setback coming to current flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.

A win over de Randamie could put Pena in position to challenge Nunes for the 135-pound title next, though Irene Aldana is also in with a shout should he defeat Holly Holm whenever their bout is rescheduled.

Nunes most recently defended her featherweight title against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 last month and is expected to only return to action next year.

What do you make of de Randamie vs. Pena?

Julianna Pena Will Face Aspen Ladd At UFC Columbus

A very interesting women’s bantamweight matchup will take place at UFC Columbus. According to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Julianna Pena will take on Aspen Ladd at the March 28 show. The show goes down from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. “Breaking: UFC working on finalizing Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) vs. Aspen Ladd (@AspenLaddMMA) […]

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A very interesting women’s bantamweight matchup will take place at UFC Columbus.

According to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Julianna Pena will take on Aspen Ladd at the March 28 show. The show goes down from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

“Breaking: UFC working on finalizing Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) vs. Aspen Ladd (@AspenLaddMMA) for UFC Fight Night on March 28 in Columbus, per sources.”

Pena is currently the No. 4-ranked bantamweight in the UFC and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Nicco Montano. Prior to that, she had a four-fight win streak snapped by Valentina Shevchenko. Now, she looks to put together another winning streak against Ladd.

Ladd is ranked the No. 2 135-pounder in the UFC, and also comes off a victory. She defeated Yana Kunitskaya via TKO in December. Ladd picked up the win after suffering the first loss of her mixed martial arts (MMA) career – a 16-second TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie. The winner of this bout could very well be getting in the mix for a title opportunity at bantamweight.

What do you think about the matchup between Pena and Ladd?

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