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Pena & Nunes Have Heated Exchange About Contender Status

Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes are already going at it, even if their exchange doesn’t ever spill into the Octagon. Julianna Pena pulled out an impressive, grind-em-out victory over UFC veteran Sara McMann at UFC 257. Never the shy or reserved ty…

Julianna Pena Stops Sara McMann With Late Rear-Naked Choke – UFC 257 Highlights

Scoring the first finish of the night in her return to the win-column, The Ultimate Fighter 18 victor, Julianna ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ Pena stamped her bantamweight title aspirations via a late, third-round rear-naked choke win over verteran one-time title chaser, Sara McMann. In a three-round affair jam-packed with grappler exchanages and scrambles, Pena and McMann […]

Scoring the first finish of the night in her return to the win-column, The Ultimate Fighter 18 victor, Julianna ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ Pena stamped her bantamweight title aspirations via a late, third-round rear-naked choke win over verteran one-time title chaser, Sara McMann.

In a three-round affair jam-packed with grappler exchanages and scrambles, Pena and McMann entered the third frame possibly tied on the judge’s scorecards, however, Pena removed the three Octagon judges from the equation with a late rear-naked choke win.

Softening 40-year-old McMann with hammer-fists and well-placed ground strikes, Washington native, Pena eventually got both her hooks in before transitioning to a body-triangle. Patiently setting up herself for a rear-naked choke win, Pena scored the tap from McMann, before calling for a bantamweight title clash against two-weight world champion, the dominant Amanda ‘The Lioness’ Nunes.

Below, catch the highlights from Pena’s submission win over McMann at UFC 257.

Julianna Pena vs. Sara McMann Set for UFC Fight Night Jan. 16

A bantamweight showdown between two veteran grapplers is set for January 16 when Julianna Pena clashes with Sara McMann. Julianna Pena announced that she will be facing Sara McMann at UFC on ESPN+ 45 on January 16, and multiple outlets have confirmed t…

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Julianna Pena Reacts To Being Choked Out By Germaine De Randamie

Bantamweight contender Julianna Pena has spoken out for the first time since suffering a technical submission loss to revered striker Germain de Randamie at UFC Fight Island 4 last night. Pena was looking to make it two in a row after beating former flyweight champion Nicco Montano at UFC Sacramento in July 2019. ‘The Venezuelan […]

Bantamweight contender Julianna Pena has spoken out for the first time since suffering a technical submission loss to revered striker Germain de Randamie at UFC Fight Island 4 last night.

Pena was looking to make it two in a row after beating former flyweight champion Nicco Montano at UFC Sacramento in July 2019. ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ struggled early but managed to dominate round two against de Randamie meaning it was all to play for in the third and final round.

The TUF 18 winner came charging forward at the start of round three, landing some nice strikes before dipping down for the takedown. De Randamie manged to lock up the neck though and choked BJJ black belt Pena unconscious for the first submission win of her MMA career.

Pena took to Instagram earlier today to address her loss, thank the UFC and vow to learn from the defeat, she wrote.

“You win some, you learn some. Wasn’t my night! Massive Congratulations to @ironladymma it was an honor to compete against you and thank you for your service of upholding the #thinblueline Thank you @danawhite and @ufc for the experience #inabudhabi

“I can’t wait to get back to this little love of mine!! I’ve missed her so much! Your kids don’t always follow your advice, a lot of times they follow your example. I’m uninjured and Dont want to take too much time off. I want to show my daughter that just because things didn’t go my way, doesn’t mean I quit or give up on my goals! This is a game of inches and I will hold my head up high and move on to my next challenge! Thank you to everyone who has supported me in my fight journey and sorry I didn’t walk away with the Win. And to those of you just tuning in, get your popcorn ready because I’ll be back soon!”

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

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.

GDR puts Julianna Peña to sleep! pic.twitter.com/2YyKqoVkZu

— ShayMyName (@ImShannonTho) October 4, 2020

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

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 […]

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).