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Julianna Pena Asks Amanda Nunes Why Only She Must “Fight One More”

Julianna Pena is pushing harder than ever for a fight against Amanda Nunes now that this goal’s finish line is within reach. With Amanda Nunes essentially closing any widespread debate about who the greatest female fighter in MMA history is, the only t…

Dana White Open To Amanda Nunes Fighting Julianna Pena Next

After successfully defending her Women’s Featherweight title the UFC is set to turn Amanda Nunes around quickly and get her back into defending her Bantamweight title ASAP. During the UFC 259 Post-Fight Press Conference, UFC President Dana White was asked his thoughts on top contender Julianna Pena getting her shot at the title following her […]

After successfully defending her Women’s Featherweight title the UFC is set to turn Amanda Nunes around quickly and get her back into defending her Bantamweight title ASAP.

During the UFC 259 Post-Fight Press Conference, UFC President Dana White was asked his thoughts on top contender Julianna Pena getting her shot at the title following her bout against former champion Holly Holm being canceled.

“yeah, we can do that,” White said. White also shared that Pena had been contacted UFC staff members throughout the night pitching the idea to them.

Pena is currently coming off a victory against Sara McMann via submission early this year. Previously to that fight, Pena suffered a loss to Germaine De Randamie in October of 2020.

While De Randamie is coming off this victory she has already had a shot at taking the title from Nunes in December of 2019, however, in this fight, Nunes retained her title via unanimous decision.

Pena’s previously booked opponent Holm also was unsuccessful when she fought Nunes in July of 2019.

At UFC 259 Nunes defended her Featherweight title against Megan Anderson and the champion managed to get the job done early in the first round.

The double champion is currently on a twelve-fight win streak with multiple title defenses in both the divisions she currently rules over.

Following her victory, Nunes shared that she planned to return to the Bantamweight division where she first became champion and defend that title against whoever the UFC felt was next.

It is unclear what the UFC plans to do with its Women’s Featherweight division as currently there are few fighters in the weight class and there is also no ranking system to dictate who is the logical next contender to face Nunes in the weight class.

What do you think are the Dana White is planning for the Women’s Featherweight division?

With Holm/Pena Off, Dana White Says Nunes vs. Pena Could Be Next

Dana White and Amanda Nunes have a difference of opinion regarding Julianna Pena’s contendership status. At UFC 259, Amanda Nunes continued her tenure of dominance with a first-round submission victory over Megan Anderson. Now that her work is done at …

Holly Holm vs. Julianna Pena Set for UFC Fight Night on May 8

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is returning to the octagon on May 8 against Julianna Pena . Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto , UFC officials confirmed the fight between Holm and Pena on the Fight Night card…

Julianna Pena To Face Holly Holm On May 8

UFC women’s bantamweight contender, Julianna Pena, has a new opponent, in form of ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ Holly Holm. Pena is coming off an impressive submission victory over Sara McMann, which catapulted her into the top 5 of the 135lb division. ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ initially attempted to push for a title fight against Amanda Nunes. However, […]

UFC women’s bantamweight contender, Julianna Pena, has a new opponent, in form of ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ Holly Holm.

Pena is coming off an impressive submission victory over Sara McMann, which catapulted her into the top 5 of the 135lb division. ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ initially attempted to push for a title fight against Amanda Nunes. However, Nunes is set to defend her Featherweight belt at UFC 259. Thus Pena must take a number one contender fight, and what better opponent than the former champion Holly Holm.

Holm is also coming off a notable win, having definitively defeated Irene Aldana over 5 rounds. The fight was very much billed as a stepping stone for Aldana, to launch the prospect towards a title shot with Nunes. However, Holm produced such a dominant performance, that she ensured she is now back in title contention.

ESPN have reported that the fight on May 8th, at a UFC Fight Night event. However, the location has not yet been announced. According to Tapology, Donald Cerrone vs Diego Sanchez and Ryan Benoit vs Zarrukh Adashev will also be on the card, with more bouts to be announced.

MMA Junkie has reported that Pena’s manager, KO Reps’ Oren Hodak, has stated that “contracts have not been signed, but verbal agreements are in place” (via MMA Junkie).

What are your thoughts at the matchup between Julianna Pena and Holly Holm? Let us know in the comments.

Aspen Ladd Calls for Fight Against Julianna Pena Next

Aspen Ladd has just the person to fill her empty fight schedule: “The Venezuelan Vixen” Julianna Pena. After Julianna Pena defeated Sara McMann at UFC 257, Pena made one thing abundantly clear: the only fight she is interested in next is UFC doub…