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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: Julianna Pena prepares to fight Nico Montano in their women’s bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Golden 1 Center on July 13, 2019 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: Julianna Pena prepares to fight Nico Montano in their women’s bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Golden 1 Center on July 13, 2019 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena took a nasty jibe at the former UFC fighter Ronda Rousey in an old interview.
‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ demanded a title fight right after defeating Cat Zingano at UFC 200. The latter is a female fighter who defeated Amanda Nunes in 2014. However, ‘The Lioness’ was opting for Ronda Rousey for her next title defense and kept Pena as a backup opponent.
Meanwhile, ‘Rowdy’, who suffered her first defeat in UFC at the hands of Holly Holm at UFC 193, was waiting for her UFC comeback. Considering this, an interviewer asked ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ if Rousey would be the same after her first defeat in a TMZ Sports interview.
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To which Pena replied by saying, “She’s like an emperor with no clothes, you know what I mean. She is broken a little bit. And I just think that no one really cares about Ronda Rousey and her fat arms anymore.”
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“I guess some people do and so I guess Amanda is gonna wait for that title fight. We will see how that goes.”– Pena concluded.
Why Is There a Rivalry Between Julianna Pena and Ronda Rousey?
‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ and ‘Rowdy’ have a bitter history, dating back to 2013. Both the MMA combatants were a part of The Ultimate Fighter show, where former champion Miesha Tate and ‘Rowdy’ were selected as the coaches for the show.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JANUARY 23: (R-L) Julianna Pena punches Sara McMann in a bantamweight fight during the UFC 257 event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The ‘Cupcake’ picked Pena in her team for her battle against Rousey. Additionally, Tate and Rousey were already bitter rivals in the promotion. Later, in the show, Pena and Tate became close friends and also training partners.
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”The Venezuelan Vixen’ and ‘Cupcake’ defeated Rousey in TUF. This didn’t sit well with the latter. Hence, ever since then, Pena has had bad blood with the former UFC champion.
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