UFC bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña has claimed that her upcoming UFC 277 headlining rematch with featherweight titleholder, Amanda Nunes – will decide who has “the larger ovaries” between the division duo.
Delivering one of many largest upset victories within the historical past of the game again in December, Washington native, Peña managed to outlive and rally from a tricky first spherical in opposition to Nunes – wobbling the Brazilian on the ft within the second spherical, earlier than latching onto a rear-naked choke – sans hooks.
Instantly reserving a rematch in opposition to the Brazilian, Peña and Nunes shared a season as the top coaches on The Final Fighter 30 – with the bantamweight championship re-run between the pair set to top this weekend’s UFC 277 pay-per-view card from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Julianna Peña payments herself and Amanda Nunes as the present finest fighters on the earth
Previewing the ‘Lone Star State’ rematch, Peña claimed that this weekend’s replay in opposition to Nunes will decide, as soon as and for all, who has the “largest ovaries” between each – as she payments the matchup as a conflict of the 2 finest feminine blended martial artists on the worldwide presently.
“On the finish of the day, Amanda (Nunes) and I are the 2 finest fighters on the earth,” Julianna Peña informed assembled media throughout her UFC 277 media availability. “You’re actually getting the 2 finest fighters on the earth which are going to collide on Saturday evening.”
“I can’t inform you that I’m going to tug a rabbit out of the hat,” Julianna Peña continued. “I can simply inform you that I’m going to face there, toe-to-toe with the perfect on the earth. And I’m going to present my finest, and we’re going to see whose ovaries are greater. I’m prepared to wager that that’s me.”
Peña’s gorgeous upset victory over Bahia native, Nunes, snapped a spectacular six-year undefeated run for Nunes atop the bantamweight and featherweight thrones – in addition to coming as her first loss in a whopping 12-fight undefeated spree.
