Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Surprises UFC Friend: ‘Heading to Dallas…’

The UFC 269 championship event witnessed a massive upset. Julianna Pena, the challenger, registered a spectacular win by submitting the champion and the pre-fight favorite Amanda Nunes in the second round. This gave overnight recognition to ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’. After an exciting contest that created a buzz among combat sports fans, the UFC has decided on another contest between the duo stars under different circumstances.

This time Pena would defend her title for the first time against the challenger from whom she had clinched the belt. Her corner would also see some big names cheering for her. One of them is the former two-time heavyweight champ, Mike Tyson.

‘The Baddest Man on Planet’ took to Twitter on Thursday and wrote, “Heading to Dallas to see if my friend Julianna Pena can get the win again!”

It’s pretty clear at this point that UFC 277 on the coming weekend would provide an exciting action-packed contest. The rivalry and grudge between the two has doubled since their first clash. Nunes was looking for an opponent who could strike like her for a long time. Now she got one in the form of Pena, who forced her to submit after intense back-and-forth in the first matchup.

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It was Nunes’ first defeat in the last 12 fights. She was on a winning streak for the last seven years.

Mike Tyson and Julianna Pena face timed after UFC 269

After becoming bantamweight champ, Pena earned words of praise from the youngest heavyweight champion ever. She connected with Tyson on facetime through a common agent. It had a big impact on Tyson. Now, in the upcoming clash, she could see him cheering for her.

Since Nunes and Pena are among the best UFC female fighters and after looking into their rivalry and response from fans, UFC chairperson Dana White has claimed that it would be the biggest women’s fight of all time.

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