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On this day six years ago, we ran a story on Julianna Peña pronouncing her obsession for Valentina Shevchenko. Before Valentina Shevchenko was the flyweight queen or Peña a former UFC champion, the two were slated to face one another in the headliner o…
On this day six years ago, we ran a story on Julianna Peña pronouncing her obsession for Valentina Shevchenko. Before Valentina Shevchenko was the flyweight queen or Peña a former UFC champion, the two were slated to face one another in the headliner of a 2017 FOX event. Shevchenko would get the better of Peña…
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Julianna Pena is currently the UFC’s No. 3-ranked contender in the women’s bantamweight division, and has been heavily campaigning for a shot at the 135-pound title for some time now. Pena will have the opportunity to solidify her claim to challenge for the title when she takes on No. 2-ranked Valentina Shevchenko in their main
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Julianna Pena is currently the UFC’s No. 3-ranked contender in the women’s bantamweight division, and has been heavily campaigning for a shot at the 135-pound title for some time now.
Pena will have the opportunity to solidify her claim to challenge for the title when she takes on No. 2-ranked Valentina Shevchenko in their main event match-up at UFC on FOX 23. After downing former title challenger Cat Zingano at UFC 200 this past July Pena extended her impressive win streak to four, and with a win over the former Muay Thai champion Shevchenko she’ll most likely be next up for the title shot.
If that isn’t the case, however, Pena tells ESPN’s 5ive Rounds Podcast (courtesy of Bloody Elbow) that she’ll most likely seek out employment from a different promotion:
“Maybe I’ll go fight for Combate [Americas] or something because it sounds like they want to pay me serious money and actually give me a belt right off the bat just like they did with Ronda in the UFC,” Peña said. “They just handed Ronda a belt, and Combate will hand me a belt, so I don’t know, we’ll see how that goes.”
‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ also claimed that she believes UFC President Dana White knows inside that she is the clear-cut contender for the title, and that if she is looked over once again she’ll ‘quit’:
“I think Dana knows that I’m a firecracker, and I definitely don’t think that he wants see the wrath that will come if I don’t get a title shot after this,” Peña said. “I would be shocked. I won’t say that it couldn’t happen because anything can happen, especially in this sport.
“But I think that he definitely knows that I’m the clear cut answer for getting a title shot. So I don’t want to even put that in the universe. If I don’t get a title shot, I quit.”
For now Pena will focus her attention on Shevchenko, who comes off of a win over former 135-pound champ Holly Holm, where a win over ‘The Bullet’ could mean a shot at her life-long dream.
Shevchenko and Pena will meet in the main event of UFC on FOX 23 from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on January 28, 2017.
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Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena will square off in the main event of UFC on FOX 23 this coming January.
Shevchenko (13-2) recently scored a win over former UFC female bantamweigh…
Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena will square off in the main event of UFC on FOX 23 this coming January.
Shevchenko (13-2) recently scored a win over former UFC female bantamweight champion Holly Holm, pushing her Octagon mark to 2-1 overall. Her only loss to date with the promotion came at the hands of current UFC titleholder Amanda Nunes.
Pena (8-2), a former winner of The Ultimate Fighter, has yet to taste defeat in four bouts with the UFC. That includes a summer victory over Cat Zingano.
UFC on FOX 23 takes place January 28 from the Pepsi Center in Denver. Along with Shevchenko-Pena, Hector Lombard battles Brad Tavares and J.C. Cottrell meets Jason Gonzalez.
A pivotal fight in the UFC women’s bantamweight division has been confirmed, as the promotion has officially announced that No. 2-ranked Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko will face off with with No. 3-ranked Julianna “Venezuelan Vixen” Pena in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on Jan. 28, 2016 from Denver, Colorado. Shevchenko has won
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A pivotal fight in the UFC women’s bantamweight division has been confirmed, as the promotion has officially announced that No. 2-ranked Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko will face off with with No. 3-ranked Julianna “Venezuelan Vixen” Pena in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on Jan. 28, 2016 from Denver, Colorado.
Shevchenko has won six of her last seven bouts and is coming off of the most impressive victory of her career, which was a dominant unanimous decision victory over ex-champion Holly Holm last July. “Bullet” is 2-1 inside the Octagon with her only loss under the promotional banner coming against reigning 135-pound champ Amanda Nunes.
Pena, on the other hand, is a former The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) winner and she’s put together quite the impressive resume, as she currently sits at 4-0 in the UFC. Her most recent victories have come over notable names Jessica Eye and former title challenger Cat Zingano.
Pena has been campaigning hard for a title shot and the winner of this bout will likely take on the winner of Dec. 30’s title fight between Nunes and former longtime champion Ronda Rousey.
Tickets for UFC Denver are on sale now.
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Julianna Pena is not happy about Ronda Rousey getting a title shot in her return fight. She is not happy one bit.
After Rousey pleaded her case for months for a crack at Amanda Nunes’ UFC bantamweight title, UFC President Dana White told Fox Spor…
Julianna Pena is not happy about Ronda Rousey getting a title shot in her return fight. She is not happy one bit.
After Rousey pleaded her case for months for a crack at Amanda Nunes’ UFC bantamweight title, UFC President Dana White told Fox Sports 1’s Colin Cowherd that Rousey, in fact, would receive the next title shot. The result? An absolute meltdown by Pena. Speaking with MMAFighting.com’s Danny Segura (warning, NSFW language), the winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 18 sounded off on Rousey.
“It’s bulls–t,” Pena said. “That spoiled brat has gotten everything handed to her, and she’s getting everything handed to her again. It’s bulls–t.”
She continued on:
Never in the history have I ever heard of somebody have a no-controversy brutal knockout, then quit the sport, and then comeback and get a title shot right away. The girl is mentally weak and Amanda Nunes is going to f–king knock her out and expose her ass. She’s literally the worst fighter on the roster, and I can’t stomach the fact that I’m not getting the title shot.
While there’s an undeniable level of excitement about Rousey’s return, Pena’s gripes are legitimate. Pena owns a 4-0 record in the Octagon, with her most recent win being a unanimous decision victory over former title contender Cat Zingano. Before joining the UFC, she worked her way into the company through The Ultimate Fighter, where she scored wins over the likes of women’s MMA pioneer Shayna Baszler and current UFC fighter Sarah Moras.
It’s an impressive resume to be sure and, in most cases, would be good enough to earn a crack at the belt. The UFC, however, believes Rousey’s dominance from 2012 to 2015 warrants an immediate title shot, even after a year out of competition and even though her last fight was the devastating knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193.
That has Pena very, very mad. Mad enough, in fact, that she is looking to leave the company.
“Maybe I’ll go fight for Combate [Americas] or something because it sounds like they want to pay me serious money and actually give me a belt right off the bat just like they did with Ronda in the UFC,” she said, referencing the Latin American promotion launched by UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren. “They just handed Ronda a belt and Combate will hand me a belt, so I don’t know, we’ll see how that goes.”
Rousey will make her return opposite Nunes at UFC 207, set for December 30 in Las Vegas. Pena’s next fight is a mystery at this time.
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On the latest episode of UFC’s Ultimate Insider, which aired this week on FOX Sports 1, UFC Women’s Bantamweight contender for former TUF Champion Julianna Pena got mic’d up for the latest edition of “Full Blast.”
Featured above is the “Full Blast” segment featuring Pena mic’d up in the crowd during the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship match between Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes from the historic UFC 200 event in July.
“Season 18 Ultimate Fighter winner and rising bantamweight star Julianna Pena is mic’d up for exclusive commentary as her former Ultimate Fighter coach and reigning champ Miesha Tate takes on Amanda Nunes at historic UFC 200.”
https://youtu.be/9pAuInss-Q4
On the latest episode of UFC’s Ultimate Insider, which aired this week on FOX Sports 1, UFC Women’s Bantamweight contender for former TUF Champion Julianna Pena got mic’d up for the latest edition of “Full Blast.”
Featured above is the “Full Blast” segment featuring Pena mic’d up in the crowd during the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship match between Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes from the historic UFC 200 event in July.
“Season 18 Ultimate Fighter winner and rising bantamweight star Julianna Pena is mic’d up for exclusive commentary as her former Ultimate Fighter coach and reigning champ Miesha Tate takes on Amanda Nunes at historic UFC 200.”