When Julianna Pena steps into the Octagon at Fight Night 63, it will be a moment that has been a long time in the making—and one that almost didn’t happen. After her dominant run on The Ultimate Fighter during which she defeated Jessica Rakoczy to become the Season 18 tournament winner, Pena was poised to […]
When Julianna Pena steps into the Octagon at Fight Night 63, it will be a moment that has been a long time in the making—and one that almost didn’t happen. After her dominant run on The Ultimate Fighter during which she defeated Jessica Rakoczy to become the Season 18 tournament winner, Pena was poised to […]
Julianna Pena feels like she just stepped onto the set of Mean Girls, starring UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey. Side rivals are becoming a common occurrence for Rousey. Back in 2012, she said (with some NSFW language) she would “beat the crap out of Kim Kardashian.” She opened the floodgates to the whole idea of her […]
Julianna Pena feels like she just stepped onto the set of Mean Girls, starring UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey. Side rivals are becoming a common occurrence for Rousey. Back in 2012, she said (with some NSFW language) she would “beat the crap out of Kim Kardashian.” She opened the floodgates to the whole idea of her […]
Julianna Pena returns to action for the first time in 16 months when she steps inside the cage to take on Milana Dudieva at UFC Fight Night 63 in April. It has been a long road back, and it comes at the right time for the division. Pena won the first female season of The […]
Julianna Pena returns to action for the first time in 16 months when she steps inside the cage to take on Milana Dudieva at UFC Fight Night 63 in April. It has been a long road back, and it comes at the right time for the division. Pena won the first female season of The […]
The Julianna Pena saga continues, as her coach released a statement saying there was no horseplay or assault in regards to her injury. The statement from Rick Little, which can be read in its entirety at MMA Junkie, goes on to explain her injury was the result of a training accident. The accident was plain […]
The Julianna Pena saga continues, as her coach released a statement saying there was no horseplay or assault in regards to her injury. The statement from Rick Little, which can be read in its entirety at MMA Junkie, goes on to explain her injury was the result of a training accident. The accident was plain […]
Dana White isn’t a doctor (and he probably didn’t spend the night at a Holiday Inn), but his diagnosis for The Ultimate Fighter 18′s Julianna Pena’s return isn’t a good one. To recap, Pena had a devastating knee injury that somehow managed to tear her ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus and hamstring. Yeah, it was that bad. […]
Dana White isn’t a doctor (and he probably didn’t spend the night at a Holiday Inn), but his diagnosis for The Ultimate Fighter 18′s Julianna Pena’s return isn’t a good one. To recap, Pena had a devastating knee injury that somehow managed to tear her ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus and hamstring. Yeah, it was that bad. […]
Julianna Pena won’t have the chance to build upon a successful stint on The Ultimate Fighter after she was forced to pull out of her UFC 171 contest against Jessica Andrade. Shaun Al-Shatti of MMA Fighting has the details surrounding the serious knee injury suffered by Pena: Pena (5-2), the first female winner of The Ultimate Fighter, suffered […]
Julianna Pena won’t have the chance to build upon a successful stint on The Ultimate Fighter after she was forced to pull out of her UFC 171 contest against Jessica Andrade. Shaun Al-Shatti of MMA Fighting has the details surrounding the serious knee injury suffered by Pena: Pena (5-2), the first female winner of The Ultimate Fighter, suffered […]