Julianna Pena out to Recapture Momentum at Fight Night 63

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 Stands Up for Arianny Celeste, Calls Ronda Rousey ‘Ignorant’

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 […]

Sam Sicilia Responds to Dana White’s Comments on Pena: ‘She Wasn’t Assaulted’

Sam Sicilia has praised his boss—UFC President Dana White—in the past, but now the UFC featherweight is strongly disputing a claim made by the man in charge.  Sicilia, a member of Sik-Jitsu Fighting Systems in Spokane, Wash., trains with recent The Ultimate Fighter winner Julianna Pena, and he understands the bantamweight standout’s skill set and training regimen. He […]

Sam Sicilia has praised his boss—UFC President Dana White—in the past, but now the UFC featherweight is strongly disputing a claim made by the man in charge.  Sicilia, a member of Sik-Jitsu Fighting Systems in Spokane, Wash., trains with recent The Ultimate Fighter winner Julianna Pena, and he understands the bantamweight standout’s skill set and training regimen. He […]

Dana White: TUF 18 Winner Julianna Pena out Two Years, Should Leave Gym

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. […]

TUF 18 Winner Julianna Pena out of UFC 171 Fight After Devastating Knee Injury

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 […]

TUF 18 Winner Julianna Pena vs. Jessica Andrade Booked for UFC 171

Julianna Pena found herself on many radars after being named the first female Ultimate Fighter. Now, she gets to look forward to her first opponent since earning that honor. Pena will face off with Jessica Andrade at UFC 171. The UFC announced the news over Twitter on their official account for The Ultimate Fighter: TUF […]

Julianna Pena found herself on many radars after being named the first female Ultimate Fighter. Now, she gets to look forward to her first opponent since earning that honor. Pena will face off with Jessica Andrade at UFC 171. The UFC announced the news over Twitter on their official account for The Ultimate Fighter: TUF […]