D. White at a press conference at the UFC 259. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Without defending the bantamweight belt (up to 61,2kg) since December 2019, Amanda nunes he already has a potential opponent to try to end his reign. In an interview with the website 'TMZ Sports', UFC president, Dana White, stated that he is considering escalating Julianna Pena as the Brazilian's next rival.
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Shortly after Amanda's victory over Megan anderson, UFC 259, Julianna went to the 'Twitter' Needle the group leader and ask for an opportunity to confront her. The president stated that he has been under a lot of pressure from the North American, who wants to be the next challenger in the division.
"She (Julianna Pena) won't stop terrifying me that she deserves this fight. I get a lot of messages from her saying 'Amanda is avoiding me, she doesn't want to fight me, she thinks my style doesn't suit hers'. So I'm thinking about doing 'Peña x Nunes”, declared the 'big boss'.
At 31, Julianna Pena became known by winning the eighteenth edition of the reality show 'The Ultimate Fighter'. A 'Venezuelan Vixen' has a record of ten wins and four losses, and comes from a triumph over Sara McMann, UFC 257, in January of 2021.
Bantamweight and featherweight champion (up to 65,7kg), Amanda nunes She is considered by many to be the greatest MMA athlete of all time. With a record of 21 wins and four losses in her career, the Brazilian hasn't known what it's like to lose a fight since September 2014. On that occasion, the 'Leoe' was knocked out by Zingano cat, at UFC 178.
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