The World Doubted Julianna Peña Could Beat Amanda Nunes
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 UFC 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.
None land but she’s showing a willingness to exchange and a jab drops Pena as she steps in. Few, if any, in that crowd had walked into the arena believing Peña had what it took to beat Nunes. But her belief in herself carried Peña to a moment that will go down in the annals of UFC history. Julianna Pena says confidence was the key after dethroning Amanda Nunes with a shocking submission win at UFC 269. Round 2 began with Peña once again coming forward, but this time her jabs were landing. Nunes was returning fire, but without her usual precision.
Poirier’s only other loss in his last 11 fights since 2016 was to Khabib Nurmagomedov, who took away Poirier’s interim lightweight title before retiring undefeated. Nunes was fighting for only the third time in two years after making two featherweight defenses since her most recent defense of her bantamweight belt in December 2019. Few opponents had even given her a stiff challenge since her second victory over current flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko by split decision in 2017. Pena returned to action in July 2019 and has since won two of her three fights with victories against Sara McMann and Nicco Montano. The McMann win came earlier this year in January and the third-round rear-naked choke submission has helped her earn this title shot against the champion. Poirier's only other loss in his last 11 fights since 2016 was to Khabib Nurmagomedov, who took away Poirier's interim lightweight title before retiring undefeated.
"I definitely expected to win, but the world is my oyster." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. In the first round, Nunes dropped her twice – once with a leg kick then a jab.
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Nunes is the third fighter in UFC history to hold this honor. Moving up to the featherweight division, Nunes defeated Cris Cyborg in 51-seconds of the bout to earn the title. Fight fans could not believe how quickly Nunes knocked out a fighter as great as Cris Cyborg.
Following her tough fought victory against Amanda Nunes at UFC 269, Julianna Pena admits that she didn’t immediately realise that she won her bout. After Peña's upset, Oliveira (32-8, 1 no-contest) survived a rough fight with Poirier (28-7, 1 no-contest) to improve to 10-0 with nine stoppage victories since 2017. We’ve got you covered with live results, video highlights, and post-fight tidbits. Give me a little time to get my shit together and I will be back better than ever. The greatest female fighter in the world, Amanda Nunes, will put one of her titles on the line against Julianna Pena at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. MMA journalist, podcast host, and handicapper for MyMMANews.com, BJPenn.com, MMAoddsbreaker.com, and Bookies.
"For a Kayla Harrison, the Amanda Nunes fight was huge," he said. By the middle of the round, the defending champ looked to be fading, and that only emboldened the challenger. After backing up Nunes with her strikes, Peña took the fight to the canvas and immediately locked in a rear-naked choke. “I don’t feel like Julianna did any submission because she didn’t have a submission the way she finished the fight,” Cyborg said. “I feel like Amanda Nunes at one point, she sees she cannot finish and Julianna Peña continued going forward and she tapped. I don’t know what was passing through her mind in the second round because when you’re going to fight for the title, you’re ready for seven rounds, and that was the second.
That didn’t deter Pena from coming forward, applying pressure, breaking Nunes’ will and choking her out to take the title from her on the night. With that, we’re going to name you ten fights that the UFC should make in 2022 at some point to give the fans the ultimate fight experience. It is needless to say that The Lioness would be the favorite to win against Pena in this co-main contest.
While training in 2014, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament and meniscus in her right knee. The recovery process forced her to sit out for over a year. She also did not fight in 2018 because of the birth of her daughter. With just over a week to go before UFC 265, Nunes tested positive and therefore had to isolate.
This past weekend, Julianna Peña authored one of the biggest upsets in UFC history when she submitted Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 to become the new women’s bantamweight champion. As with any major upset, the conversation quickly turned to whether Nunes, who was a favorite heading into the fight, had taken the challenger lightly, and UFC commentator Joe Rogan seems to think that was part of it. Statistically, Nunes is better than Pena in every major category except for the significant hits absorbed per minute.
The champ was loading up with power, but she missed again and again, and all that did was tire her out. A pivotal women’s strawweight matchup pitting Marina Rodriguez vs. Yan Xiaonan has been added to UFC 272. In recent years, after fans see broadcast replays of sensational finishes in UFC fights, they’ve been able to look forward to extra replays. Khasan Magomedsharipov, younger brother of UFC featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov, will compete on the stacked Bellator Dublin card. Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker has been added as a fully voiced companion in Skyrim mod. But Cyborg thinks not only did Nunes gas out against Peña, she gave up as soon as Peña got position for the fight-ending choke.
None land but she’s showing a willingness to exchange and a jab drops Pena as she steps in. Few, if any, in that crowd had walked into the arena believing Peña had what it took to beat Nunes. But her belief in herself carried Peña to a moment that will go down in the annals of UFC history. Julianna Pena says confidence was the key after dethroning Amanda Nunes with a shocking submission win at UFC 269. Round 2 began with Peña once again coming forward, but this time her jabs were landing. Nunes was returning fire, but without her usual precision.
Poirier’s only other loss in his last 11 fights since 2016 was to Khabib Nurmagomedov, who took away Poirier’s interim lightweight title before retiring undefeated. Nunes was fighting for only the third time in two years after making two featherweight defenses since her most recent defense of her bantamweight belt in December 2019. Few opponents had even given her a stiff challenge since her second victory over current flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko by split decision in 2017. Pena returned to action in July 2019 and has since won two of her three fights with victories against Sara McMann and Nicco Montano. The McMann win came earlier this year in January and the third-round rear-naked choke submission has helped her earn this title shot against the champion. Poirier's only other loss in his last 11 fights since 2016 was to Khabib Nurmagomedov, who took away Poirier's interim lightweight title before retiring undefeated.
"I definitely expected to win, but the world is my oyster." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. In the first round, Nunes dropped her twice – once with a leg kick then a jab.
Instead, Jones pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of... Omos was reportedly sent home from Monday’s WWE RAW taping in Detroit. WWE had Omos vs. AJ Styles announced for RAW in the first big singles match between the former tag team partners. However, Styles ended up defeating Apollo Crews after an angle with Crews and Commander Azeez, and... Floyd Mayweather fighter Rolly Romero has threatened to walk away from the sport for good after seeing his Pay Per View with Gervonta Davis fall through.
Nunes is the third fighter in UFC history to hold this honor. Moving up to the featherweight division, Nunes defeated Cris Cyborg in 51-seconds of the bout to earn the title. Fight fans could not believe how quickly Nunes knocked out a fighter as great as Cris Cyborg.
Following her tough fought victory against Amanda Nunes at UFC 269, Julianna Pena admits that she didn’t immediately realise that she won her bout. After Peña's upset, Oliveira (32-8, 1 no-contest) survived a rough fight with Poirier (28-7, 1 no-contest) to improve to 10-0 with nine stoppage victories since 2017. We’ve got you covered with live results, video highlights, and post-fight tidbits. Give me a little time to get my shit together and I will be back better than ever. The greatest female fighter in the world, Amanda Nunes, will put one of her titles on the line against Julianna Pena at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. MMA journalist, podcast host, and handicapper for MyMMANews.com, BJPenn.com, MMAoddsbreaker.com, and Bookies.
"For a Kayla Harrison, the Amanda Nunes fight was huge," he said. By the middle of the round, the defending champ looked to be fading, and that only emboldened the challenger. After backing up Nunes with her strikes, Peña took the fight to the canvas and immediately locked in a rear-naked choke. “I don’t feel like Julianna did any submission because she didn’t have a submission the way she finished the fight,” Cyborg said. “I feel like Amanda Nunes at one point, she sees she cannot finish and Julianna Peña continued going forward and she tapped. I don’t know what was passing through her mind in the second round because when you’re going to fight for the title, you’re ready for seven rounds, and that was the second.
That didn’t deter Pena from coming forward, applying pressure, breaking Nunes’ will and choking her out to take the title from her on the night. With that, we’re going to name you ten fights that the UFC should make in 2022 at some point to give the fans the ultimate fight experience. It is needless to say that The Lioness would be the favorite to win against Pena in this co-main contest.
While training in 2014, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament and meniscus in her right knee. The recovery process forced her to sit out for over a year. She also did not fight in 2018 because of the birth of her daughter. With just over a week to go before UFC 265, Nunes tested positive and therefore had to isolate.
This past weekend, Julianna Peña authored one of the biggest upsets in UFC history when she submitted Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 to become the new women’s bantamweight champion. As with any major upset, the conversation quickly turned to whether Nunes, who was a favorite heading into the fight, had taken the challenger lightly, and UFC commentator Joe Rogan seems to think that was part of it. Statistically, Nunes is better than Pena in every major category except for the significant hits absorbed per minute.
The champ was loading up with power, but she missed again and again, and all that did was tire her out. A pivotal women’s strawweight matchup pitting Marina Rodriguez vs. Yan Xiaonan has been added to UFC 272. In recent years, after fans see broadcast replays of sensational finishes in UFC fights, they’ve been able to look forward to extra replays. Khasan Magomedsharipov, younger brother of UFC featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov, will compete on the stacked Bellator Dublin card. Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker has been added as a fully voiced companion in Skyrim mod. But Cyborg thinks not only did Nunes gas out against Peña, she gave up as soon as Peña got position for the fight-ending choke.
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