Julianna Pena Credits Her Insecurities for Not “Taking My Clothes Off & Trying to Be a S*x Sells Type of Person”

Julianna Pena is one of the most underrated female UFC fighters. She made herself prominent by defeating Amanda Nunes, who looked invincible in her UFC run. Ever since then, the UFC bantamweight champion has been in the news. ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ recently made a bold statement about promotion and claimed to brand herself in a different way.

Julianna Pena appeared on Barstool Chicago’s RebuildEd podcast where she talked about her MMA journey, recent fame after her big victory, and explained how her insecurities helped her build a brand name without following social media norms.

“I think that it’s (physical insecurities) helped me in a way because it’s easy to take your clothes off and sell something on Instagram and be this sexy model.”

“But I’m trying to do it in a classy way where it’s like, I don’t have to take my clothes off to get people to wanna be invested in what I do… I’m not trying to knock anybody for doing that, you know, get your paper boo-boo, do what you gotta do,” Pena added. 

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“But for me, it’s put me in a situation where I have to market myself in a different way. That’s not necessarily about taking my clothes off and trying to be a s*x sells type of person.” 

UFC 277: Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes

‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ shocked the world by submitting ‘The Lioness’ to become the new female bantamweight champion at UFC 269. She will now defend it against Nunes for the first time in a rematch.

This much-anticipated title rematch will headline UFC 277 on July 30 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

What made Pena’s win incredible was that ‘The Lioness’ hadn’t lost since 2014. As the champion even outperformed Nunes before dominating her on the ground, fans will expect the same from her in the rematch. However, it will not be easy as the former champion will be aware of Pena’s threat and look to squash it in her bid to seek redemption.

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All in all, there is a lot to expect from this title rematch at UFC 277.

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