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Julianna Peñaâs desire to fight Amanda Nunes is not restricted to Nunesâs status as UFC women’s bantamweight champion.
Julianna Peña wasted no time in hitting the campaign trail after her fight with Holly Holm fell through. That bout was expected to likely determine the next opponent for Amanda Nunes at 135, but with Holm injured and the fight canceled, Peña has been looking upward and straight at the top of the division at Amanda Nunes. She has been making hard pitches to anyone and everyone who will listen, which includes UFC President Dana White, who has shown some early signs of caving to Peñaâs persuasion.
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“The Venezuelan Vixen” is none too pleased with Amanda Nunes right now.
On Saturday night, Nunes successfully defended her featherweight championship with a first-round drubbing of Megan Anderson. After the win, the question quickly turned to what would be next for the greatest female fighter of all-time as Nunes and the answer came in the form of Julianna Peña.
Peña is currently the sixth-ranked bantamweight in the world and was set to face Holly Holm at a Fight Night event on May 8. However, it was recently revealed that Holm would be forced to withdraw from that scheduled date, and following Nunes’ win, Peña called for a bantamweight title shot instead, something UFC President Dana White seemed amenable too. Unfortunately for Peña, Nunes was less enthused, saying she believed Peña needed another win to warrant a title shot. It was a response that Peña finds “ridiculous.”