This was about as sloppy as it gets - but as they say, winning ugly is still winning. Without taking any credit away from Pena, let’s not pretend this was a masterful performance of patience and skill, a la Holm-Rousey at UFC 193.

You can beat the shit out of Pena but you’ll never break her, which is why the former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) champion was able to weather an early storm from “Lioness” at UFC 269, then wait for the befuddled champion to run out of gas in the second stanza. But what about two losses? It could just be that Pena is a bad matchup for Nunes, with her scrappy, in-your-face style and never-say-die attitude. There is no other resume like that in women’s MMA and one loss to “The Venezuelan Vixen” doesn’t erase that history, despite our collective recency bias. The Brazilian not only defeated, but violently finished Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm, and Miesha Tate and holds two victories over pound-for-pound dynamo Valentina Shevchenko. And rightly so, since Nunes was (and in many people’s eyes still is) the greatest female fighter in history. But for us regular folk it was a pretty big deal. well, the MMA world anyway, since I don’t think people who are digging through the rubble in Ukraine give a shit about the UFC women’s bantamweight title. Julianna Pena shocked the world last December. Nunes 2” event can be located here.ġ35 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight Champion Julianna “Venezuelan Vixen” Pena (11-4) vs. The latest UFC 277 odds and a complete betting guide for the “Pena vs. 6-ranked Californian Alex Perez - who are both battling for a potential shot at the 125-pound title - take a closer look at our comprehensive preview and predictions for all the UFC 277 preliminary card action by clicking here and here. 4-ranked Brazilian bruiser Alexandre “The Cannibal” Pantoja and No.

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