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Amanda Nunes discusses Julianna Pena's lack of trash talk on The Ultimate Fighter: "Don't you talk online?"

Josh Evanoff - May 30, 2022

UFC featherweight champion Amanda Nunes had an interesting experience with Julianna Pena on The Ultimate Fighter. ‘The Lioness’ faced Pena back at UFC 269 in December 2021. The latter wound up springing the upset, winning via second-round submission. With the victory, Pena had handed Nunes her first loss in seven years and earned the bantamweight title.

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Julianna Pena

Valentina Shevchenko teases she could fight the winner of Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2: "It's possible"

Josh Evanoff - May 23, 2022

UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko says she might fight for the bantamweight title after her next fight. Next month, ‘Bullet’ is set to defend her flyweight crown against Talia Santos at UFC 275. If she defeats the Brazilian, many have speculated that she might move back to bantamweight. During her reign at flyweight, Shevchenko has barely lost a round, let alone a fight.

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Brandon Moreno

Official lineup announced for July’s UFC 277 event including two title fights

Harry Kettle - May 23, 2022

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially unveiled the main card for the upcoming UFC 277 pay-per-view in July. Up to this point in the year, the UFC has been putting on some incredible events for mixed martial arts fans around the world to get excited about. As we look ahead to the remainder of 2022, it doesn’t look like they’re about to slow down as the promotion continues to push themselves to the limit with regards to what is possible within their roster.

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Kayla Harrison

Kayla Harrison sends a warning to media following Julianna Pena's “tomato cans” diss: “Listen, you and the media need to be careful”

Harry Kettle - May 4, 2022

Kayla Harrison has sent a warning to Julianna Pena in the wake of recent criticism from the UFC bantamweight champion. While she may have re-signed with PFL, Kayla Harrison is still keeping her options open when it comes to seeking out new opponents. She’ll be getting back to action this weekend when taking on Marina Mokhnatkina at PFL 3 but in the future, there’s every chance she ventures out to other promotions in the name of really testing herself.

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Casey O’Neill defends Ronda Rousey following recent criticism from UFC champion Julianna Pena

Harry Kettle - April 5, 2022

UFC flyweight star Casey O’Neill has defended Ronda Rousey following recent criticism from Julianna Pena. There’s a strong argument to be made that without Ronda Rousey, women’s MMA simply would not be where it is today. “Rowdy” came into the UFC and set the place alight with some tremendous performances, firmly establishing herself as one of the biggest stars in the history of the sport.

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Ronda Rousey

Julianna Pena takes aim at former UFC champion Ronda Rousey: “She's kind of a joke in the MMA world now”

Josh Evanoff - April 4, 2022

Julianna Pena has taken shots at former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. The current UFC bantamweight champion is currently expected to rematch Amanda Nunes later this year. ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ captured gold by upsetting ‘The Lioness’ at UFC 269 in December 2021.

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Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena responds to Amanda Nunes’ claim that she fought injured at UFC 269

Harry Kettle - February 16, 2022

Julianna Pena has given her thoughts on Amanda Nunes saying she fought injured back at UFC 269 in December. On that night in Las Vegas, Julianna Pena shocked the world by submitting Amanda Nunes to become the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion. It brought an end to Nunes’ reign of dominance and will forever be remembered as one of the greatest upsets in the history of the UFC.

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Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena apologizes for previous COVID-19 comments: "I am just angry and frustrated"

Josh Evanoff - February 8, 2022

Julianna Pena has apologized for her previous comments about COVID-19 on the Joe Rogan Experience. Last month, the UFC bantamweight champion went on the show to discuss her victory over Amanda Nunes. During the podcast, the topic of COVID-19 came up, and Pena said that she believed that the virus is a “money grab“.

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Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes to serve as TUF 30 coaches, rematch set for after season

Cole Shelton - February 4, 2022

Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes will be coaching the newest of The Ultimate Fighter. TUF 30 will start filming in February and Pena and Nunes will serve as the coaches. The news of the two being the coaches was first reported by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. Pena also confirmed the news on an appearance Friday on Ellen.

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Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena says she was “heartbroken” by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s comments about her UFC 269 win

Susan Cox - February 1, 2022

Julianna Pena, 32, (12-4 MMA) is heartbroken by recent comments made by Khabib Nurmagomedov following her UFC 269 win. Pena defeated Amanda Nunes 33, (21-5 MMA) on December 11, 2021 in Las Vegas to win the UFC women’s bantamweight title. It was said to be one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. Odds were stacked in favor of ‘The Lioness’ but it was not to be, as ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ won by submission with a rear naked choke in the second round.

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Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena shares her thoughts on COVID-19: "This is just a money grab. This is they're trying to kill us, you know?"

Christopher Taylor - January 27, 2022

Newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena shared her thoughts on COVID-19 during an interview with Joe Rogan. Pena (11-4 MMA) shocked the world at last month’s UFC 269 event when she dethroned Amanda Nunes (21-5 MMA) with a second round submission victory. It was a stunning upset, one which served as Nunes’ first loss since September of 2014.

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Charles Oliveira

Report | UFC 269: ‘Poirier vs Oliveira’ eclipsed half a million pay-per-view buys

Harry Kettle - January 24, 2022

A recent report from SBJ has indicated that UFC 269 managed to hit over 500,000 pay-per-view buys last month. In the final PPV of the year for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the promotion went all out. They put on a blockbuster card stacked from head to toe with talent, and that was particularly true for the main event and co-main event of the evening.

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Julianna Pena

Miesha Tate does not believe Amanda Nunes will bounce back against Julianna Pena: “The seed of doubt has been planted in Amanda's mind”

Harry Kettle - January 20, 2022

Miesha Tate doesn’t think Amanda Nunes will be able to bounce back in a potential rematch against Julianna Pena this year. At UFC 269, Julianna Pena shocked the world by defeating Amanda Nunes to capture the UFC bantamweight title. Ever since then there’s been talk of what would happen if the pair ran it back, with “The Lioness” still being the most dangerous threat at 135 pounds.

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Amanda Nunes leaves her longtime home of American Top Team to start her own gym endeavor

Susan Cox - January 17, 2022

Amanda Nunes has left her longtime home of American Top Team where she has trained since 2014, in order to create and establish her own gym endeavor. Dan Lambert founded American Top Team back in 2001. The vision was to build a world class training facility where MMA fighters could get all of their training under one roof. ATT’s main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but it has other affiliated academies throughout the United States.

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Ronda Rousey

Julianna Pena has a score to settle with Ronda Rousey, reveals what 'Rowdy' told her after winning TUF

Chris Taylor - January 15, 2022

Newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena has a score to settle with Ronda Rousey. Pena (11-4 MMA) and Rousey (12-2 MMA) first met on Season 18 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter‘ where ‘Rowdy’ served as a coach opposite her longtime rival Miesha Tate.

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Julianna Pena offers open challenge to anyone doubting the quality of her finish at UFC 269

Harry Kettle - December 29, 2021

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena has issued a challenge to those who have doubted the quality of her win over Amanda Nunes. Back at UFC 269 earlier this month, Julianna Pena shocked the world by submitting Amanda Nunes to become the new bantamweight queen in the UFC. She did so with some incredibly tenacious work on the feet before dragging the GOAT to the ground and forcing the tap with a nice choke.

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Julianna Pena

Amanda Nunes scolds Julianna Pena for her "Mom Champ" remarks

Christopher Taylor - December 19, 2021

Amanda Nunes has responded after Julianna Pena suggested that she should be considered the first ever “Mom Champ” in UFC history. Nunes (21-5 MMA) put her bantamweight title on the line against Pena (11-4 MMA) in the co-headliner of last weekend’s UFC 269 pay-per-view event.

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Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate considering drop to flyweight following Julianna Pena’s title win at UFC 269

Harry Kettle - December 17, 2021

UFC star Miesha Tate is contemplating a shift down to flyweight after Julianna Pena’s big win at UFC 269 last weekend. In front of a stunned Las Vegas crowd, Julianna Pena submitted Amanda Nunes to become the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion. There were scenes of jubilation from fans and fellow fighters alike, which included Miesha Tate celebrating in the front row at the T-Mobile Arena.