Amanda Nunes Vs Julianna Pena Stats, Fight Breakdown

Nunes has had some weak defenses but has also beat all the women which would be considered greatest of all time. While Nunes came out with a strong start against Pena, she struggled to maintain her pace in the second round after the Ultimate Fighter 18 winner really started to JULIANNA PENA touch her on the chin with a series of punches. Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time. Juliana is married to the father of their child you pine cone. Julianna Pena has left fans split with her post-fight comments about Amanda Nunes being a mother.
The outcome, though, complicated the U.F.C.’s plans for a hypothetical blockbuster. Had Nunes won, her next fight would most likely have been against Kayla Harrison, a champion in the Professional Fighters League. White said in a phone interview last week that he and other U.F.C. officials met with Harrison on Thursday night. Our news platform is now an integral part of the CaptainGambling family — the best place to find the latest and greatest US sports betting bonuses. Amanda Nunes, regarded overwhelmingly as the greatest women's UFC fighter of all time, is back in the ring to take on Julianna Pena tonight. As far as her first title defense is concerned, it could very well come against Nunes since Dana White has thrown out the idea of an immediate rematch, one “Lioness” has already confirmed she’s ready to take part in.

Hour, depending on how long the fights last earlier in the night. In the co-main event of the evening, Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena will fight for the women's featherweight title. White also confirmed the promotion’s intention to schedule an immediate rematch with Peña and Nunes sometime next year. Both fighters have expressed interest in it, and with how much buzz their first meeting generated, White expects their second meeting to be even bigger. Peña dethroned Nunes at UFC 269 earlier this month via second-round rear-naked choke in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in UFC history. The performance from Nunes was in stark contrast to her other appearances in the Octagon, the bulk of which accounted for her remarkable five-year reign over two divisions.
The most recent Ultimate Fighter coaches clashed in the main event of UFC 266 in Las Vegas and turned in one of the best bouts in the history of the 145lb division. Pena, the third-placed fighter in the official UFC women’s bantamweight rankings, took the hit against Nunes with a Submit your application in January to win on Sara McMann. As the bantamweight division’s No 3-ranked challenger, Pena obviously has serious credentials, and has been calling loudly for a shot at gold since defeating Sara McMann in Abu Dhabi in January.

Peña (12-4-0) orchestrated an upset of Nunes (21-5-0), completing it by crawling onto the champion’s back in the second round and forcing her into submission with a rear naked choke. In the headliner, Charles Oliveira of Brazil (32-8-0) successfully defended his lightweight belt, also via a rear naked choke, beating the No. 1 contender, Dustin Poirier of the United States (28-7-0). The bantamweight title clash is just one of the main events, though, with Dustin Poirier in the mix for a championship at lightweight in the men's. Julianna Peña pulled off one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history to score a second-round submission win over Amanda Nunes and win the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 269 on Saturday. Following an injury to bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling, former titleholder Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen ended up vying for the interim belt in the co-main event of UFC 267 in October.
Nunes not really looking to punish Pena from this position and that’s a clear win for Pena. Much the same could be said of the 2007 upset authored by Matt Serra, who was a +850 underdog on the night he knocked out the great Georges St-Pierre. Peña lost Round 1, but was able to avoid taking any significant damage. However in Round 2, she completely turned the tide when she poured the pressure on Nunes, backing her up with a flurry of punches. Peña proceeded to take down a fatigued Nunes and submitted her as soon as she wrapped her arms around her neck for a rear-naked choke. With Nunes having just one finish in the championship rounds over Raquel Pennington in 2018, Cyborg thinks the former dual-champ is no longer a threat after Round 1.

In the second round, Pena came out swinging and they had an unbelievable exchange for a few minutes. Pena clinched with her up against the fence before taking her down and locking in the rear-naked choke for the win. Nunes took to Instagram on Monday to say that she accepts a rematch with Pena and promised to come back better than ever.
After being dominated in the first round, Ultimate Fighter season 18 winner Pena rallied in the second and went to war with the dominant champion. Fans were drooling at the stylistic match-up as soon as the fight was announced. And both men well and truly delivered in their Abu Dhabi dust-up. Many fight fans tipped slick boxer Kattar to give the Hawaiian one of his toughest tests outside of champion Volkanovski, but boy were they wrong. Both men ended the fight battered and bruised and had to be transported to the hospital following their war for the ages.
Julianna Pena defeated Sara McMann, by submission, in her last fight on Jan. 24, 2021. Amanda Nunes defeated Megan Anderson, by submission, in her last fight on March 6, 2021. The UFC 269 prelims and early prelims will be available to watch for free via ESPN+. If you do not have an ESPN+ account, you can click here to get it!

24ssports is the latest news, videos, scores and more on the biggest sports, including NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA, FootBall. Here’s a look at how Nunes and Pena match up on the key stats ahead of their title fight. Don’t confuse the gap between header protection with inactivity. Nunes, who also holds UFC gold at 145 pounds, has defended the featherweight belt twice since his win over De Randamie. What’s more, the fight was postponed in July after the title-holder tested positive for Covid-19. Peña was featured in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life, the film is directed by James Z. Feng and was released in 2013.
You heard it at the press conference, you heard it in the months leading up to this fight — and she did it. That’s one of the things that makes this sport so incredible. UFC has made the official announcement today, regarding the bantamweight championship fight between the champion Amanda Nunes and the challenger Julianna Pena. The pair was previously booked to fight at UFC 265 in August but the booking got scrapped of the card as Amanda tested positive for COVID-19. The duo has had quite an interaction on social media and in their recent interviews, Pena was the one who called out Nunes after her last win and UFC president Dana White agreed to make this matchup. The venue for the UFC 269 card has yet to be determined, and it’s unclear whether or not Nunes vs. Pena will be the main event on the card.

His dominant win earned him praise on social media, and also quieted his detractors. Oliveira and White both said the champ's next defense is likely to be against Justin Gaethje, the entertaining brawler who held the interim title in 2020. One of the biggest upsets in UFC history might have been a surprise in the moment for Peña, but she had never stopped believing she could do the nearly impossible. Julianna Peña didn't even realize Amanda Nunes had tapped out of Peña's chokehold until somebody told her in the cage moments after the referee pulled her off the long-reigning champion. For more news and notes on UFC 269, be sure to visit our full event archive here. For the updated, revised and finalized card for UFC 269 and ESPN + lineup, click here.